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 Type		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
Deceased	Patients	14,255	14,703	14,857	14,900	14,943	15,221	15,547	15,564	15,686	16,079
	Deaths	400	424	441	427	441	392	446	465	454	436
	Rate	57.6	58.9	60.5	58.3	60.5	52.4	59.0	60.5	59.5	56.6
Living	Patients	5,341	5,807	6,352	6,973	7,524	8,251	9,004	10,017	11,352	12,147
	Deaths	80	68	96	84	95	91	113	108	155	133
	Rate	30.8	23.5	30.5	24.3	25.7	22.5	25.4	21.8	27.4	22.9

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.