Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Race		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
White	Patients	23,442	25,467	27,278	29,283	31,603	33,552	35,073	36,862	39,042	41,132
	Deaths	1,017	1,115	1,280	1,414	1,620	2,140	1,930	2,049	2,227	2,341
	Rate	70.2	69.8	72.8	73.8	77.9	96.1	81.7	80.8	83.3	82.7
African American	Patients	12,218	13,608	15,036	16,496	17,910	19,334	20,770	22,151	23,468	24,684
	Deaths	436	476	615	700	800	1,065	1,082	1,140	1,290	1,297
	Rate	51.6	49.8	56.5	57.6	60.3	73.5	69.0	67.5	71.9	68.1
Asian	Patients	1,668	1,858	2,158	2,509	2,773	3,043	3,334	3,627	3,982	4,333
	Deaths	45	43	48	59	101	145	118	148	150	182
	Rate	40.8	33.1	31.1	32.7	49.8	65.1	47.8	53.8	49.7	54.4
Other/Multi-race	Patients	701	805	887	990	1,117	1,198	1,428	1,627	1,815	1,967
	Deaths	23	22	24	36	54	59	60	75	98	95
	Rate	50.8	41.2	39.1	51.6	68.6	69.3	59.9	64.4	73.4	66.0
Unknown	Patients	-	1	1	2	-	4	8	13	26	16
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	-	*	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-

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.