| Gender | 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 | |
| Female | Patients | 124 | 137 | 204 | 341 | 439 | 515 | 570 | 657 | 654 | 628 |
| Deaths | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| Rate | 58.9 | 29.8 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 28.9 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 32.2 | |
| Male | Patients | 150 | 178 | 266 | 430 | 588 | 704 | 755 | 834 | 779 | 775 |
| Deaths | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 16 | |
| Rate | 37.5 | 32.4 | 35.0 | 32.8 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 14.6 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 29.7 | |