Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	38,029	41,739	45,360	49,280	53,403	57,131	60,613	64,280	68,333	72,132
	Deaths	1,521	1,656	1,967	2,209	2,575	3,409	3,190	3,412	3,765	3,915
	Rate	62.1	60.5	64.2	65.3	69.8	85.6	74.5	73.9	76.7	75.1
Female	Patients	15,857	17,508	19,207	20,904	22,535	23,977	25,470	27,031	28,699	30,204
	Deaths	623	720	883	950	1,131	1,446	1,397	1,443	1,619	1,589
	Rate	59.5	61.5	67.0	65.3	71.7	85.3	77.2	73.6	78.0	71.8
Male	Patients	22,172	24,231	26,153	28,376	30,868	33,154	35,143	37,249	39,634	41,928
	Deaths	898	936	1,084	1,259	1,444	1,963	1,793	1,969	2,146	2,326
	Rate	64.0	59.8	62.1	65.4	68.4	85.8	72.6	74.1	75.8	77.5

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.