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

Donor Type		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
Deceased	Patients	5,796	6,275	6,752	7,059	7,137	7,630	8,067	8,147	8,297	8,627
	Deaths	647	599	615	680	601	628	713	661	653	580
	Rate	246.3	208.4	196.4	206.5	180.6	177.0	189.2	173.7	167.0	147.4
Living	Patients	67	92	99	107	140	163	319	598	856	824
	Deaths	2	9	6	7	13	12	38	51	52	52
	Rate	60.4	198.9	136.7	134.3	207.7	157.5	284.8	182.5	125.1	125.8

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.