Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	34,852	38,090	41,777	45,378	49,299	53,429	57,152	60,663	64,353	68,468
	Deaths	1,318	1,385	1,533	1,851	2,061	2,444	3,271	3,040	3,209	3,396
	Rate	59.5	56.5	56.0	60.4	60.9	66.2	82.1	71.0	69.4	69.0
O	Patients	17,600	19,214	20,900	22,829	24,964	27,170	29,006	30,975	32,834	35,056
	Deaths	683	704	800	939	1,076	1,301	1,667	1,592	1,646	1,785
	Rate	58.9	55.3	56.6	59.1	61.1	67.4	80.0	70.9	67.9	69.0
A	Patients	10,767	11,764	12,926	13,965	14,938	16,032	17,223	18,146	19,200	20,283
	Deaths	381	424	430	583	589	669	934	894	935	955
	Rate	60.7	60.5	54.5	66.8	61.6	64.6	82.9	74.2	72.1	69.4
B	Patients	5,461	5,951	6,694	7,253	7,955	8,632	9,170	9,725	10,353	11,014
	Deaths	223	215	260	283	339	404	562	479	542	561
	Rate	59.6	51.4	55.3	53.4	58.1	64.1	83.7	66.3	69.3	67.8
AB	Patients	1,024	1,161	1,257	1,331	1,442	1,595	1,753	1,817	1,966	2,115
	Deaths	31	42	43	46	57	70	108	75	86	95
	Rate	56.9	68.4	64.7	64.0	69.5	74.5	104.2	68.4	69.5	71.3

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.