Table 7.3

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

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 274 315 470 771 1,027 1,219 1,325 1,491 1,433 1,403
Deaths 7 5 5 10 16 18 16 26 24 30
Rate 47.3 31.3 25.0 26.3 28.0 24.8 19.0 27.7 24.4 30.8
11-17 Years Patients - - - - - - 1 1 1 -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - - * * * -
18-34 Years Patients 51 48 96 141 183 204 198 233 200 193
Deaths 1 - 1 - 3 2 2 2 3 4
Rate 37.5 - 26.6 - 31.2 17.3 15.7 15.1 22.1 30.9
35-49 Years Patients 199 230 314 508 670 780 870 930 866 828
Deaths 5 5 4 9 11 9 11 17 11 21
Rate 45.8 41.9 29.4 35.5 29.5 19.2 20.1 28.5 18.5 36.5
50-64 Years Patients 23 37 60 122 171 231 252 322 357 375
Deaths 1 - - 1 2 7 3 7 10 5
Rate 82.6 - - 16.7 20.1 50.1 18.5 34.1 40.9 19.0
65+ Years Patients 1 - - - 3 4 4 5 9 7
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
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.