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Table 9.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1998 to 2006

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Donor Age Year of Transplant
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 4,269 4,337 4,384 4,453 4,692 5,040 5,449 5,667 5,836
Deaths 688 715 675 705 673 754 754 837 794
Rate 183.6 189.2 174.7 179.0 159.5 167.3 153.2 164.5 149.6
<1 Year Patients 44 45 57 37 39 39 47 45 42
Deaths 8 6 15 8 5 6 6 2 11
Rate 216.2 152.3 331.8 266.4 142.2 179.0 138.9 46.2 333.1
1-5 Years Patients 157 136 127 132 116 122 134 128 135
Deaths 25 15 13 10 15 11 10 13 15
Rate 183.7 122.3 110.7 80.6 143.6 97.2 79.3 110.8 121.5
6-11 Years Patients 160 157 146 163 129 104 128 105 112
Deaths 21 31 10 26 9 11 13 13 9
Rate 145.8 234.8 72.1 182.5 73.0 115.6 110.1 135.1 85.1
12-17 Years Patients 494 442 456 427 432 454 453 422 422
Deaths 69 68 59 55 44 57 46 44 41
Rate 156.6 175.1 143.7 143.1 109.5 138.8 109.9 112.5 104.1
18-34 Years Patients 1,302 1,241 1,268 1,323 1,447 1,418 1,531 1,632 1,672
Deaths 179 150 193 201 196 181 188 213 191
Rate 154.2 133.7 172.9 171.2 149.5 140.1 134.6 143.6 123.7
35-49 Years Patients 1,031 1,131 1,110 1,123 1,163 1,301 1,375 1,402 1,531
Deaths 185 182 172 167 160 200 167 213 228
Rate 206.0 183.5 176.4 166.2 152.0 172.4 132.3 171.2 165.2
50-64 Years Patients 768 844 905 901 976 1,159 1,252 1,373 1,381
Deaths 144 176 156 157 160 207 212 230 219
Rate 218.3 248.4 197.7 199.2 186.6 203.8 191.5 188.0 176.9
65+ Years Patients 313 340 314 347 390 443 529 560 541
Deaths 57 87 57 81 84 81 112 109 80
Rate 209.9 317.9 209.8 278.4 252.0 208.8 248.6 222.4 163.1
Unknown Patients - 1 1 - - - - - -
Deaths - 0 0 - - - - - -
Rate - * * - - - - - -


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

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant. See Technical Notes for further details.



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