Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1993 to 2002

Intestine Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	58	121	153	162	199	219	225	266	342	363
	Deaths	3	14	20	22	43	46	44	24	46	53
	Rate	162.2	255.6	264.0	286.3	509.5	504.8	410.1	194.1	290.4	298.4
O	Patients	22	45	60	66	90	99	107	134	157	156
	Deaths	1	5	10	12	25	24	15	12	23	21
	Rate	130.2	236.2	318.7	361.5	699.8	633.1	309.3	206.7	321.5	251.4
A	Patients	22	46	64	65	72	84	78	85	115	138
	Deaths	-	5	7	5	12	15	19	8	18	16
	Rate	-	226.9	232.6	158.2	389.7	428.3	500.9	194.1	369.8	267.1
B	Patients	10	23	24	22	23	28	32	36	60	52
	Deaths	1	4	3	3	5	5	7	3	5	14
	Rate	274.8	437.6	246.1	352.5	401.9	341.3	400.2	148.6	159.2	508.8
AB	Patients	4	7	5	9	14	8	8	11	10	17
	Deaths	1	-	-	2	1	2	3	1	-	2
	Rate	*	*	*	*	184.1	*	*	240.5	-	300.2

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

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.