Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	1,964	2,297	2,437	2,638	2,890	3,336	3,853	3,969	3,953	3,910
	Deaths	74	93	97	129	107	179	199	232	223	208
	Rate	80.5	85.1	76.4	90.3	66.7	96.9	88.4	96.1	92.1	87.9
O	Patients	961	1,096	1,188	1,303	1,423	1,651	1,910	2,006	2,037	2,030
	Deaths	36	45	54	67	52	95	109	119	120	104
	Rate	80.3	85.1	86.1	95.5	63.4	101.3	94.1	93.9	91.5	82.4
A	Patients	694	834	871	911	990	1,146	1,333	1,314	1,279	1,248
	Deaths	28	32	34	40	31	52	57	71	72	63
	Rate	90.1	85.4	79.6	84.9	62.2	86.7	78.5	92.8	101.0	88.8
B	Patients	251	293	311	339	388	437	506	544	528	521
	Deaths	8	14	8	17	22	30	25	34	27	36
	Rate	58.4	86.7	43.0	77.9	91.5	114.5	80.7	102.6	79.0	104.4
AB	Patients	58	74	67	85	89	102	104	105	109	111
	Deaths	2	2	1	5	2	2	8	8	4	5
	Rate	85.3	73.5	34.3	132.3	44.2	42.9	140.5	157.2	73.4	101.8

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.