Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Race		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
White	Patients	44	94	121	129	165	174	174	199	268	291
	Deaths	2	9	18	15	38	34	32	16	37	43
	Rate	135.9	214.3	308.9	242.6	564.5	456.8	388.8	173.5	319.9	316.0
African American	Patients	7	19	26	23	24	35	41	52	63	55
	Deaths	-	4	2	5	3	9	12	7	8	8
	Rate	*	479.6	147.0	514.1	263.0	732.3	600.6	274.0	218.2	248.4
Asian	Patients	2	5	4	6	8	7	7	7	4	6
	Deaths	1	1	-	1	2	2	-	-	-	1
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Other/Multi-race	Patients	5	3	2	4	2	3	3	8	7	11
	Deaths	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	1
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	193.4

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.