Table 12.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1994 to 2003

Lung Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	2,623	3,173	3,550	4,036	4,531	4,876	5,151	5,387	5,416	5,565
	Deaths	311	360	418	440	522	603	526	529	533	487
	Rate	223.6	208.4	204.7	184.8	185.5	190.8	153.9	147.4	145.2	129.8
O	Patients	1,245	1,517	1,702	1,913	2,153	2,319	2,455	2,576	2,608	2,680
	Deaths	155	170	195	225	259	306	275	264	279	261
	Rate	230.3	203.7	196.2	194.9	189.7	201.2	167.8	152.0	154.4	143.8
A	Patients	1,020	1,216	1,361	1,565	1,727	1,823	1,909	2,004	2,035	2,092
	Deaths	120	143	161	153	198	216	175	184	180	160
	Rate	223.0	219.1	210.1	170.3	186.9	185.2	139.3	138.1	133.9	115.4
B	Patients	252	315	353	415	488	543	578	600	567	586
	Deaths	28	37	44	46	50	62	59	62	58	49
	Rate	223.5	211.1	205.7	183.5	172.1	176.6	154.2	161.8	152.3	122.6
AB	Patients	106	125	134	143	163	191	209	207	206	207
	Deaths	8	10	18	16	15	19	17	19	16	17
	Rate	146.3	154.8	264.9	205.7	152.1	155.3	120.0	139.7	115.9	112.5

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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.