Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 2,166 2,376 2,699 3,062 3,030 2,936 2,803 2,809 2,817 2,783
Deaths 104 79 134 148 175 167 143 152 140 165
Rate 94.0 63.0 91.2 84.0 97.0 95.5 86.7 93.9 85.3 100.6
African American Patients 306 328 403 486 570 610 670 677 675 682
Deaths 12 24 27 34 34 37 44 50 42 42
Rate 73.5 128.4 123.9 120.3 94.6 94.1 106.3 114.5 99.6 103.8
Hispanic/Latino Patients 128 147 180 234 283 324 339 367 401 404
Deaths 7 4 8 11 10 17 16 16 17 21
Rate 108.6 52.1 91.8 83.4 59.3 87.1 77.4 72.9 71.4 79.3
Asian Patients 27 26 32 45 59 57 55 68 72 69
Deaths 1 1 - 3 6 2 3 2 6 2
Rate 65.1 67.0 - 118.3 162.4 56.1 96.3 49.6 129.7 42.3
Other/Multi-race Patients 7 14 21 23 20 22 30 29 34 42
Deaths - - - 2 2 - 2 4 1 2
Rate * - - 137.9 193.5 - 107.9 219.9 48.8 72.5


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.