Table 6.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2006

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 385 429 483 499 617 666 704 794 852 901
Deaths 4 17 9 7 18 13 19 25 32 26
Rate 18.3 71.5 35.3 25.5 51.8 33.4 45.6 52.8 63.1 47.3
<1 Year Patients - - 1 3 4 8 4 6 16 25
Deaths - - - - 1 - - 1 2 -
Rate - - * * * * * * 699.7 -
1-5 Years Patients 8 11 5 5 22 20 29 32 49 79
Deaths - 2 - - 4 3 4 2 15 15
Rate * 1,024.5 * * 844.9 584.3 705.9 298.5 1,017.9 512.6
6-10 Years Patients 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 5 6
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
11-17 Years Patients 5 6 6 9 10 8 8 8 5 13
Deaths 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 1
Rate * * * * 154.3 * * * * 183.1
18-34 Years Patients 123 117 135 135 150 137 137 171 192 174
Deaths 1 3 4 3 1 3 5 6 6 1
Rate 15.4 45.1 59.7 42.4 12.0 39.7 66.7 59.9 55.0 9.6
35-49 Years Patients 196 248 278 265 342 382 406 427 419 417
Deaths 2 10 2 4 5 3 6 10 3 8
Rate 16.6 72.2 13.3 26.1 24.8 12.4 23.1 36.9 11.0 29.3
50-64 Years Patients 46 42 55 79 85 103 112 142 162 181
Deaths - 2 2 - 5 4 4 5 5 1
Rate - 79.5 68.7 - 99.9 71.2 59.2 59.0 50.0 7.9
65+ Years Patients 2 1 - - 2 4 5 5 4 6
Deaths - - - - 1 - - 1 - -
Rate * * - - * * * * * *


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

Patients alive on the waiting list at any time during the year are counted. Period at risk begins

the later of January 1 or waiting list registration and ends on the earlier of December 31, date of death, or date of removal for other reasons. Please see Technical Notes for further details about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.