Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Gender		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
Female	Patients	1,448	1,749	1,958	2,250	2,557	2,777	2,922	3,037	3,024	3,095
	Deaths	167	169	211	248	281	331	280	293	280	264
	Rate	211.5	173.5	178.7	181.0	170.4	178.9	139.4	141.1	132.2	121.4
Male	Patients	1,175	1,424	1,592	1,786	1,974	2,099	2,229	2,350	2,392	2,470
	Deaths	144	191	207	192	241	272	246	236	253	223
	Rate	239.4	253.6	240.4	189.9	206.9	207.6	174.4	156.2	162.9	141.3

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.