| On Life Support at Tx | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Total | 21,114 | 23,484 | 25,879 | 28,207 | 30,503 | 32,992 | 35,579 | 38,214 | 39,413 |
| No | 18,785 | 20,960 | 23,161 | 25,302 | 27,543 | 29,953 | 32,479 | 35,071 | 36,341 |
| Yes | 2,263 | 2,444 | 2,640 | 2,833 | 2,892 | 2,976 | 3,039 | 3,085 | 3,022 |
| Unknown | 66 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 50 |
| Total (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| No | 89.0% | 89.3% | 89.5% | 89.7% | 90.3% | 90.8% | 91.3% | 91.8% | 92.2% |
| Yes | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.0% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 7.7% |
| Unknown | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% |