Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	1,162	1,212	1,402	1,668	1,688	1,711	1,718	1,685	1,657	1,628
	Deaths	61	63	72	90	93	92	100	118	79	93
	Rate	102.8	97.8	95.0	94.0	89.5	86.2	94.1	115.0	78.5	93.7
Male	Patients	1,472	1,679	1,933	2,182	2,274	2,238	2,179	2,265	2,342	2,352
	Deaths	63	45	97	108	134	131	108	106	127	139
	Rate	82.8	50.3	92.8	85.9	100.1	99.2	86.0	81.1	93.2	99.9

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.