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

Race		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
White	Patients	187	225	251	296	345	398	446	461	565	616
	Deaths	1	6	2	2	7	9	15	2	17	11
	Rate	10.5	44.9	12.7	11.9	35.6	41.7	64.2	7.8	51.8	29.6
African American	Patients	13	19	20	25	27	25	27	29	37	30
	Deaths	-	1	1	1	-	2	1	2	2	-
	Rate	-	75.8	72.0	68.3	-	111.1	54.0	109.4	95.6	-
Asian	Patients	1	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	1
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	*
Other/Multi-race	Patients	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	6	10
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	-

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.