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Table 9.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1998 to 2007

Liver Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
Blood Type		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	Patients	17,379	20,568	22,959	25,214	25,914	25,623	26,297	26,580	26,720	26,558
	Deaths	1,567	2,018	2,017	2,319	2,157	2,096	2,161	2,141	1,974	1,816
	Rate	160.0	166.2	142.6	143.1	131.4	129.3	131.2	130.0	121.0	112.9
A	Patients	6,210	7,383	8,329	9,081	9,258	9,185	9,596	9,786	9,831	9,830
	Deaths	529	714	664	800	723	740	777	797	701	684
	Rate	155.5	168.7	133.7	139.7	125.3	128.1	130.0	132.5	117.6	115.2
AB	Patients	575	661	699	809	838	802	796	813	858	827
	Deaths	48	63	65	59	53	66	54	41	41	43
	Rate	174.9	186.7	172.1	132.6	116.5	150.2	129.7	98.0	96.2	104.4
B	Patients	2,019	2,423	2,657	2,979	3,043	3,027	3,105	3,074	3,108	3,140
	Deaths	159	234	238	275	273	230	222	223	216	191
	Rate	146.7	169.9	150.6	149.4	146.6	124.3	120.1	119.0	116.6	101.8
O	Patients	8,575	10,101	11,274	12,345	12,775	12,609	12,800	12,907	12,923	12,761
	Deaths	831	1,007	1,050	1,185	1,108	1,060	1,108	1,080	1,016	898
	Rate	165.0	162.5	145.3	144.6	133.1	130.1	134.6	132.3	125.8	114.4

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

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.

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