Table 7.3

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

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Age This Year		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	133	154	199	257	288	321	477	776	1,033	1,227
	Deaths	2	6	1	1	6	6	5	10	20	18
	Rate	30.1	76.1	9.2	6.8	37.8	36.3	24.3	26.0	34.7	24.5
18-34 Years	Patients	39	51	49	57	52	49	96	138	182	203
	Deaths	1	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	2
	Rate	70.1	178.1	-	-	35.7	-	26.1	-	21.1	17.4
35-49 Years	Patients	84	94	133	184	209	234	318	514	677	789
	Deaths	1	2	1	1	4	5	4	8	15	10
	Rate	22.2	39.3	13.2	9.7	34.3	40.6	28.6	31.1	39.6	20.9
50-64 Years	Patients	10	9	17	16	26	38	63	124	171	231
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	3	6
	Rate	-	*	-	-	70.8	59.3	-	32.8	29.8	43.3
65+ Years	Patients	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3	4
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	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.