Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 6,943 7,135 7,257 7,606 7,460 7,205 7,163 6,937 6,551 6,248
Deaths 823 800 836 855 805 686 713 628 585 525
Rate 259.4 226.3 225.4 217.1 198.1 175.9 180.3 164.3 164.2 156.2
O Patients 3,309 3,442 3,511 3,685 3,659 3,577 3,602 3,475 3,340 3,217
Deaths 421 409 446 449 391 361 397 322 327 284
Rate 250.8 219.4 226.3 216.3 180.6 167.7 179.5 150.6 162.9 148.7
A Patients 2,592 2,629 2,685 2,821 2,751 2,616 2,537 2,512 2,287 2,146
Deaths 288 263 268 286 310 247 214 206 177 169
Rate 268.4 219.7 211.6 209.8 222.5 193.3 167.2 165.8 154.5 161.3
B Patients 814 822 835 863 813 788 787 768 745 702
Deaths 88 106 102 103 87 62 79 80 64 53
Rate 250.5 273.5 262.2 251.3 208.8 158.6 207.7 211.7 184.5 154.3
AB Patients 228 242 226 237 237 224 237 182 179 182
Deaths 26 22 20 17 17 16 23 20 17 19
Rate 376.6 253.8 242.4 190.5 193.0 203.8 279.7 314.1 267.9 316.5
Unknown Patients - - - - - - - - - 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
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.