Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	8,378	10,478	12,743	14,939	17,788	21,019	23,460	25,597	26,223	25,820
	Deaths	768	956	1,106	1,282	1,568	2,032	2,037	2,332	2,164	2,071
	Rate	225.3	204.5	173.2	155.5	151.6	159.0	136.3	136.6	126.9	123.6
Female	Patients	3,771	4,731	5,586	6,437	7,487	8,805	9,797	10,636	10,813	10,522
	Deaths	350	422	473	527	661	817	800	965	890	827
	Rate	219.6	193.4	164.0	145.6	148.0	149.3	125.3	132.6	122.0	116.4
Male	Patients	4,607	5,747	7,157	8,502	10,301	12,214	13,663	14,961	15,410	15,298
	Deaths	418	534	633	755	907	1,215	1,237	1,367	1,274	1,244
	Rate	230.3	214.2	180.8	163.2	154.4	166.2	144.5	139.5	130.6	128.8

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.