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

Previous Tx Any Organ		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
No	Patients	16,690	17,754	18,374	18,992	19,538	20,397	21,335	22,131	23,280	24,351
	Deaths	414	426	461	428	460	427	485	485	511	493
	Rate	51.0	48.7	51.0	45.6	48.2	42.7	46.4	44.4	44.7	42.2
Yes	Patients	2,906	2,756	2,835	2,881	2,929	3,075	3,216	3,450	3,758	3,875
	Deaths	66	66	76	83	76	56	74	88	98	76
	Rate	46.5	49.1	54.5	58.8	53.1	37.3	47.1	51.2	52.8	41.8

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.