Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	6,264	6,371	6,950	7,145	7,265	7,617	7,479	7,238	7,205	6,990
	Deaths	765	736	778	750	797	783	746	627	654	558
	Rate	277.0	258.0	244.8	211.7	214.5	198.0	182.5	159.5	163.8	143.8
Female	Patients	1,245	1,351	1,502	1,544	1,675	1,794	1,809	1,766	1,753	1,739
	Deaths	140	147	152	156	172	180	160	158	167	136
	Rate	292.3	280.0	247.6	216.8	220.8	207.2	176.1	175.6	185.8	155.5
Male	Patients	5,019	5,020	5,448	5,601	5,590	5,823	5,670	5,472	5,452	5,251
	Deaths	625	589	626	594	625	603	586	469	487	422
	Rate	273.8	253.0	244.1	210.4	212.8	195.4	184.4	154.7	157.4	140.3

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.