Table 8.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1992 to 2002

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	1,706	1,975	2,298	2,441	2,646	2,894	3,348	3,853	3,976	3,962
	Deaths	61	71	86	91	125	100	170	192	221	209
	Rate	76.0	76.8	78.7	71.4	86.8	61.9	91.9	85.2	91.3	86.0
O	Patients	837	967	1,097	1,190	1,306	1,424	1,661	1,911	2,009	2,042
	Deaths	29	36	41	49	65	48	91	105	114	112
	Rate	73.9	79.7	77.4	77.7	91.9	58.3	96.9	90.5	89.7	85.1
A	Patients	597	696	834	872	914	992	1,146	1,332	1,317	1,282
	Deaths	22	25	29	33	38	29	48	56	69	67
	Rate	79.7	80.4	77.3	77.0	80.0	57.6	79.9	77.2	90.0	93.5
B	Patients	213	252	293	312	340	389	437	506	545	529
	Deaths	8	8	14	8	17	22	29	24	31	26
	Rate	72.3	58.1	86.6	42.9	77.3	90.6	110.6	77.5	93.4	75.8
AB	Patients	59	60	74	67	86	89	104	104	105	109
	Deaths	2	2	2	1	5	1	2	7	7	4
	Rate	84.3	82.6	73.4	34.2	131.2	21.8	42.6	122.9	137.6	73.4

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.