Table 7.3

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

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	154	199	257	287	321	480	779	1,038	1,231	1,338
	Deaths	7	3	1	6	6	5	12	23	18	18
	Rate	88.8	27.6	6.8	37.8	36.3	24.2	31.0	39.7	24.5	21.1
Female	Patients	73	94	115	130	141	208	344	445	518	572
	Deaths	3	3	1	3	3	1	3	11	7	10
	Rate	74.9	59.6	15.2	40.9	42.6	11.2	17.8	44.6	22.3	27.4
Male	Patients	81	105	142	157	180	272	435	593	713	766
	Deaths	4	-	-	3	3	4	9	12	11	8
	Rate	103.2	-	-	35.2	31.6	34.0	41.2	36.0	26.1	16.4

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.