Table 6.3

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

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	203	246	273	322	375	425	477	495	608	657
	Deaths	1	7	3	3	7	11	16	5	19	11
	Rate	9.4	47.2	17.4	16.3	32.4	46.7	62.8	18.1	54.1	28.0
Female	Patients	107	129	143	155	181	197	248	258	323	371
	Deaths	1	6	2	1	3	3	10	5	8	5
	Rate	17.4	80.1	22.3	11.7	31.0	27.6	80.7	34.7	42.9	22.6
Male	Patients	96	117	130	167	194	228	229	237	285	286
	Deaths	-	1	1	2	4	8	6	-	11	6
	Rate	-	13.6	12.0	20.3	33.6	63.1	45.9	-	66.8	35.1

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.