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

Gender		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
Female	Patients	2,629	2,808	2,962	3,058	3,078	3,177	3,287	3,398	3,473	3,392
	Deaths	291	268	257	278	267	263	315	301	259	246
	Rate	242.5	209.5	187.8	193.0	188.0	175.3	206.7	195.8	157.0	156.6
Male	Patients	3,234	3,559	3,889	4,108	4,199	4,616	5,099	5,347	5,680	6,059
	Deaths	358	340	364	409	347	377	436	411	446	386
	Rate	245.2	207.2	201.5	214.8	176.1	177.4	183.3	161.3	166.7	139.0

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.