Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2004

Intestine Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 150 159 195 215 215 250 326 354 360 403
Deaths 21 24 45 49 47 27 46 53 50 57
Rate 278.7 317.6 542.2 539.8 444.0 223.3 296.9 303.4 297.8 305.6
<1 Year Patients 7 7 19 26 15 32 33 36 34 36
Deaths 2 - 5 4 2 2 8 6 5 6
Rate * * 1,061.8 633.6 533.2 256.2 1,115.7 630.5 635.0 699.5
1-5 Years Patients 71 77 88 95 102 108 144 144 157 170
Deaths 14 17 31 27 25 17 30 30 25 26
Rate 392.2 492.2 801.0 667.2 479.1 293.3 378.7 375.0 331.0 302.1
6-10 Years Patients 25 22 24 19 22 26 28 36 31 41
Deaths 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 - 2 1
Rate 154.2 160.8 82.8 70.8 60.4 58.9 108.1 - 88.3 33.7
11-17 Years Patients 11 12 14 15 7 15 23 32 27 25
Deaths - 1 2 3 1 1 - 4 2 1
Rate - 173.5 243.4 547.9 * 95.9 - 205.3 106.1 61.3
18-34 Years Patients 16 20 21 20 28 24 28 41 40 38
Deaths 1 - 4 2 7 2 1 6 7 5
Rate 118.9 - 526.2 197.5 620.4 165.3 87.8 451.0 476.6 323.1
35-49 Years Patients 11 15 21 28 28 24 37 43 47 48
Deaths - 3 1 9 7 2 2 3 5 11
Rate - 445.6 131.1 866.1 645.2 263.3 152.6 140.1 286.8 782.8
50-64 Years Patients 9 6 8 12 13 19 31 21 21 40
Deaths 2 1 1 3 4 2 3 4 4 6
Rate * * * 773.9 636.1 260.7 303.8 538.4 408.0 421.4
65+ Years Patients - - - - - 2 2 1 3 5
Deaths - - - - - - - - - 1
Rate - - - - - * * * * *


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

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.