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

Race		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
White	Patients	147	186	237	268	298	440	709	939	1,117	1,210
	Deaths	6	3	1	6	5	5	11	21	15	14
	Rate	81.5	29.9	7.4	40.4	32.5	26.3	31.8	40.5	22.6	18.1
African American	Patients	6	12	16	18	20	33	62	82	97	109
	Deaths	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4
	Rate	*	-	-	-	-	-	28.5	38.5	49.3	58.8
Asian	Patients	1	1	2	1	2	3	5	9	8	9
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Other/Multi-race	Patients	-	-	2	-	1	4	3	8	9	10
	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.