Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Race		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
White	Patients	21,949	23,482	25,498	27,284	29,276	31,600	33,494	34,998	36,738	38,908
	Deaths	878	920	1,031	1,209	1,317	1,542	2,058	1,835	1,943	2,016
	Rate	65.6	63.4	64.5	68.7	68.7	74.2	92.5	77.7	76.7	75.4
African American	Patients	10,893	12,228	13,610	15,034	16,493	17,895	19,315	20,752	22,126	23,464
	Deaths	384	403	444	575	656	754	1,022	1,033	1,061	1,159
	Rate	51.6	47.7	46.4	52.8	54.0	56.8	70.6	65.9	62.8	64.4
Asian	Patients	1,422	1,678	1,866	2,168	2,514	2,775	3,040	3,335	3,614	3,983
	Deaths	33	40	40	43	56	97	134	114	134	135
	Rate	34.2	36.1	30.7	27.8	30.9	47.8	60.2	46.1	48.6	44.5
Other/Multi-race	Patients	586	702	799	879	987	1,109	1,197	1,417	1,626	1,813
	Deaths	23	22	18	24	32	51	57	58	71	86
	Rate	60.7	48.7	33.9	39.4	46.0	65.0	67.1	58.2	61.1	64.3
Unknown	Patients	2	-	4	13	29	50	106	161	249	300
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.