Table 9.7

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

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Liver Transplants

Residency		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	5,863	6,367	6,851	7,166	7,277	7,793	8,386	8,745	9,153	9,451
	Deaths	649	608	621	687	614	640	751	712	705	632
	Rate	244.0	208.2	195.6	205.4	181.1	176.6	192.5	174.3	163.0	145.4
U.S. Resident	Patients	5,645	6,190	6,634	6,935	7,056	7,579	8,174	8,544	8,964	9,290
	Deaths	617	596	597	657	594	625	734	696	696	627
	Rate	241.1	209.4	194.2	202.7	180.9	177.2	192.9	174.4	164.4	146.8
Nonresident Alien	Patients	109	122	154	163	165	165	177	190	186	154
	Deaths	8	5	12	11	13	11	14	16	9	5
	Rate	146.5	92.2	163.1	144.7	158.5	144.2	176.6	178.6	100.4	67.4
Unknown	Patients	109	55	63	68	56	49	35	11	3	7
	Deaths	24	7	12	19	7	4	3	0	0	0
	Rate	523.1	352.4	439.5	685.7	273.5	179.5	162.9	0.0	*	*

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.