Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	70	71	94	95	99	110	155	156	156	195
	Deaths	9	12	22	19	28	10	20	26	22	22
	Rate	250.5	320.1	548.3	427.1	558.1	192.5	279.6	332.0	313.9	255.0
Male	Patients	80	88	101	120	116	140	171	198	204	208
	Deaths	12	12	23	30	19	17	26	27	28	35
	Rate	304.4	315.1	536.4	648.0	341.2	246.5	311.7	280.2	286.2	349.0

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.