Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	2,172	2,625	3,178	3,556	4,040	4,535	4,884	5,161	5,404	5,445
	Deaths	252	288	346	396	421	506	580	496	497	483
	Rate	236.0	206.5	199.9	193.5	176.4	179.5	183.0	144.5	137.8	130.6
O	Patients	985	1,245	1,518	1,704	1,914	2,154	2,321	2,459	2,584	2,621
	Deaths	116	143	167	188	217	253	296	264	250	258
	Rate	231.8	212.3	199.9	188.9	187.7	185.2	194.2	160.4	143.2	141.7
A	Patients	870	1,021	1,218	1,364	1,567	1,729	1,827	1,913	2,010	2,046
	Deaths	97	112	135	149	146	193	208	160	169	157
	Rate	225.2	207.5	206.3	194.0	162.2	181.6	177.7	127.0	126.2	115.9
B	Patients	226	253	316	354	416	489	545	580	603	572
	Deaths	27	26	34	42	44	46	58	55	60	52
	Rate	275.8	205.9	192.9	195.4	174.8	157.7	164.3	143.0	155.8	135.0
AB	Patients	91	106	126	134	143	163	191	209	207	206
	Deaths	12	7	10	17	14	14	18	17	18	16
	Rate	310.1	128.0	154.5	250.1	180.0	142.0	147.2	120.0	132.4	115.9

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.