Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 109 113 143 149 144 158 219 243 244 256
Deaths 19 17 35 32 33 13 30 32 30 37
Rate 351.4 310.3 594.9 496.8 456.2 169.9 305.3 266.4 266.6 318.1
African American Patients 26 24 25 35 42 52 61 55 52 72
Deaths 2 5 4 9 12 9 8 8 9 13
Rate 147.0 498.6 324.9 732.3 594.6 352.3 224.3 255.5 298.0 346.7
Hispanic/Latino Patients 13 16 19 24 22 32 40 48 50 60
Deaths - - 4 4 2 5 8 11 8 6
Rate - - 560.5 385.3 207.8 354.4 457.2 564.2 383.3 218.9
Asian Patients 2 5 6 5 6 8 5 5 8 13
Deaths - 1 2 3 - - - 1 2 1
Rate * * * * * * * * * 231.2
Other/Multi-race Patients - 1 2 2 1 - 1 3 6 2
Deaths - 1 - 1 - - - 1 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.