Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 2,634 2,891 3,335 3,850 3,962 3,949 3,897 3,950 3,999 3,980
Deaths 124 108 169 198 227 223 208 224 206 232
Rate 91.5 70.2 93.8 89.4 95.4 93.4 89.7 96.0 87.0 97.3
<1 Year Patients - - - - - - - - 1 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - - - - * *
1-5 Years Patients 2 1 5 3 2 1 - 1 1 7
Deaths - - 1 2 - - - - 1 3
Rate * * * * * * - * * *
6-10 Years Patients 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - 1 -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * - * - - * * - * -
11-17 Years Patients 2 6 3 1 1 2 3 2 5 3
Deaths - - - - - 1 1 - - 1
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
18-34 Years Patients 797 765 811 883 898 868 825 752 738 682
Deaths 32 25 39 31 34 32 37 31 36 33
Rate 83.6 63.7 95.4 63.7 65.8 63.2 81.2 73.9 89.7 85.9
35-49 Years Patients 1,607 1,816 2,093 2,348 2,365 2,359 2,320 2,365 2,393 2,305
Deaths 78 72 103 123 136 132 124 130 126 133
Rate 91.2 72.9 89.5 88.9 94.9 91.6 88.2 92.5 89.1 95.7
50-64 Years Patients 224 299 417 606 687 705 733 815 845 961
Deaths 14 11 25 40 57 56 45 60 43 61
Rate 122.7 71.8 105.2 118.2 136.0 129.7 99.8 120.8 79.9 102.4
65+ Years Patients 1 4 5 9 9 13 14 15 15 21
Deaths - - 1 2 - 2 1 3 - 1
Rate * * * * * 254.1 164.9 297.8 - 90.4


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.