Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 1,301 1,425 1,649 1,908 2,002 2,034 2,026 2,001 2,052 2,043
Deaths 65 54 90 109 119 119 104 106 101 123
Rate 97.6 68.8 98.3 95.5 95.4 92.0 83.8 85.6 79.1 95.2
A Patients 910 989 1,147 1,333 1,312 1,277 1,240 1,321 1,334 1,295
Deaths 40 29 50 55 68 72 62 77 69 65
Rate 90.0 60.5 85.4 76.9 90.0 102.7 89.4 107.7 95.7 90.7
B Patients 338 388 437 504 543 529 520 518 490 516
Deaths 15 23 27 26 32 28 36 38 31 39
Rate 72.4 99.9 105.2 85.6 98.1 82.5 107.4 117.1 99.7 123.1
AB Patients 85 89 102 105 105 109 111 110 123 126
Deaths 4 2 2 8 8 4 6 3 5 5
Rate 107.9 44.8 44.3 146.1 161.6 74.0 122.9 54.8 84.0 85.6


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.