Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	1,500	1,543	1,672	1,791	1,805	1,756	1,743	1,728	1,633	1,597
	Deaths	160	165	177	200	170	172	184	157	142	131
	Rate	261.2	229.6	227.6	231.0	188.1	192.5	206.9	182.3	170.7	163.2
Male	Patients	5,443	5,592	5,585	5,815	5,655	5,449	5,420	5,209	4,918	4,651
	Deaths	663	635	659	655	635	514	529	471	443	394
	Rate	259.0	225.4	224.8	213.2	201.0	170.9	172.6	159.1	162.2	154.0

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.