Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Status at Listing		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
1	Patients	1,427	1,497	1,749	1,767	1,901	2,157	687	248	187	160
	Deaths	309	313	337	316	317	373	91	12	5	2
	Rate	1,170.3	1,066.2	940.8	715.6	644.3	619.2	234.8	56.6	29.1	13.6
1A	Patients	-	-	-	-	-	-	720	1,015	1,071	1,116
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	174	207	217	200
	Rate	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,399.1	1,010.2	935.1	785.3
1B	Patients	-	-	-	-	-	1	704	893	1,029	1,016
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	81	89	109	100
	Rate	-	-	-	-	-	*	515.9	342.6	330.1	298.9
2	Patients	4,534	4,648	5,019	5,244	5,240	5,345	5,252	4,984	4,811	4,576
	Deaths	435	410	425	424	470	404	389	310	312	236
	Rate	191.2	171.7	158.8	141.1	150.1	123.8	116.4	97.1	97.9	76.8
Other	Patients	303	226	182	134	124	114	116	98	107	122
	Deaths	21	13	16	10	10	6	11	9	11	20
	Rate	94.3	75.5	111.8	103.9	107.9	68.6	145.4	143.8	152.1	282.0

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.