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

Hospitalized at Tx		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
Not Hospitalized	Patients	18,826	19,837	20,595	21,251	21,917	22,847	23,763	24,943	26,340	27,127
	Deaths	451	463	517	492	511	462	529	548	590	537
	Rate	49.2	47.3	51.1	47.0	47.6	41.1	45.6	44.4	45.5	41.2
Hospitalized	Patients	434	356	271	301	349	477	596	481	487	577
	Deaths	12	15	7	7	19	15	19	16	13	18
	Rate	56.1	88.5	54.8	46.3	121.6	69.4	59.1	69.8	54.9	64.8
In Intensive Care	Patients	36	50	69	101	102	104	90	63	53	41
	Deaths	5	7	6	7	3	5	8	8	2	2
	Rate	298.9	423.8	161.4	146.7	64.8	96.9	187.1	286.8	69.6	128.5
Unknown	Patients	300	267	274	220	99	44	102	94	158	481
	Deaths	12	7	7	5	3	1	3	1	4	12
	Rate	80.5	59.4	47.6	44.2	75.4	67.3	53.3	20.8	73.3	63.7

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.