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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

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	7,273	8,580	9,566	10,447	10,656	10,435	10,518	10,449	10,530	10,353
	Deaths	664	818	788	960	891	843	854	839	825	736
	Rate	158.3	158.2	130.3	139.3	126.9	122.6	123.6	123.4	123.0	113.0
Male	Patients	10,106	11,988	13,393	14,767	15,258	15,188	15,779	16,131	16,190	16,205
	Deaths	903	1,200	1,229	1,359	1,266	1,253	1,307	1,302	1,149	1,080
	Rate	161.3	172.1	151.7	145.9	134.8	134.2	136.6	134.6	119.6	112.9

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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