Table 5.7

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

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Kidney Transplants

Donor Age Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Patients 19,596 20,510 21,209 21,873 22,467 23,472 24,551 25,581 27,038 28,226
Deaths 480 492 537 511 536 483 559 573 609 569
Rate 50.3 48.8 51.5 47.4 48.8 42.0 46.5 45.3 45.8 42.1
<1 Year Patients 47 53 39 45 50 35 43 54 48 47
Deaths 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 2
Rate 40.8 97.1 0.0 0.0 181.1 0.0 0.0 69.0 42.7 105.7
1-5 Years Patients 465 442 449 459 440 458 456 418 405 426
Deaths 16 15 10 15 12 9 9 3 3 6
Rate 68.9 71.0 44.3 67.7 53.9 41.4 39.1 14.7 14.8 29.2
6-10 Years Patients 529 539 575 558 503 501 516 518 564 530
Deaths 20 20 14 12 8 9 16 13 16 12
Rate 78.4 74.6 48.1 43.7 33.0 37.8 62.6 51.1 52.6 49.2
11-17 Years Patients 2,032 2,202 2,178 2,044 1,901 1,793 1,625 1,590 1,564 1,521
Deaths 42 56 49 44 45 39 30 30 27 21
Rate 43.1 52.2 46.1 42.5 47.6 44.6 37.3 39.5 34.5 28.2
18-34 Years Patients 7,134 7,256 7,084 6,995 7,151 7,365 7,473 7,633 8,172 8,736
Deaths 141 139 166 137 140 100 144 131 129 119
Rate 40.3 39.1 47.3 39.9 40.2 27.3 39.3 34.8 32.1 28.4
35-49 Years Patients 5,693 6,022 6,613 7,165 7,451 7,939 8,646 9,294 9,926 10,221
Deaths 131 135 149 159 141 140 169 185 210 209
Rate 47.4 45.3 45.5 44.9 38.5 36.6 39.6 40.0 42.7 43.0
50-64 Years Patients 3,180 3,491 3,749 3,953 4,210 4,556 4,910 5,306 5,610 5,806
Deaths 96 111 123 106 146 144 148 176 181 145
Rate 61.9 64.4 67.7 55.0 71.8 63.0 63.0 67.1 67.0 51.4
65+ Years Patients 515 494 500 587 678 738 742 656 663 726
Deaths 33 14 25 37 40 42 41 32 41 52
Rate 134.6 55.2 109.9 124.5 122.7 120.6 115.1 98.0 132.0 156.0
Unknown Patients 1 11 22 67 83 87 140 112 86 213
Deaths 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
Rate * 0.0 124.5 35.9 0.0 0.0 28.8 17.8 31.7 36.6

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

Includes patients with a functioning transplant (placed during the previous 1-year period) at any time during

the calendar year. Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or 1-year anniversary

of the transplant, and is limited to time during each calendar year. See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.