Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Gender		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
Female	Patients	14,692	15,884	17,520	19,219	20,908	22,546	23,983	25,484	27,058	28,751
	Deaths	589	573	669	837	890	1,084	1,389	1,334	1,372	1,476
	Rate	61.9	54.7	57.1	63.5	61.1	68.7	81.9	73.7	69.9	70.9
Male	Patients	20,160	22,206	24,257	26,159	28,391	30,883	33,169	35,179	37,295	39,717
	Deaths	729	812	864	1,014	1,171	1,360	1,882	1,706	1,837	1,920
	Rate	57.6	57.8	55.1	58.1	60.8	64.4	82.2	69.0	69.0	67.6

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.