Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 5,548 5,680 5,773 5,970 5,818 5,613 5,476 5,207 4,802 4,517
Deaths 651 628 654 652 621 530 541 444 397 368
Rate 254.2 221.2 221.3 209.9 192.8 173.0 175.5 151.8 148.2 147.7
African American Patients 901 959 955 1,052 1,066 981 1,013 1,033 1,036 1,011
Deaths 114 111 112 134 113 103 110 112 112 97
Rate 274.6 233.7 222.7 242.8 203.7 192.5 203.4 207.1 216.8 189.9
Hispanic/Latino Patients 347 361 408 442 440 465 509 508 530 523
Deaths 42 40 53 52 57 40 47 46 54 47
Rate 301.9 239.4 274.3 242.9 256.4 167.8 184.6 169.0 200.7 179.5
Asian Patients 96 93 89 99 100 112 135 144 142 151
Deaths 8 12 10 10 11 12 11 19 14 10
Rate 229.7 371.8 296.8 218.7 255.7 252.6 185.7 293.3 184.6 130.0
Other/Multi-race Patients 43 39 29 40 35 33 29 44 40 45
Deaths 7 8 7 7 3 1 4 7 8 3
Rate 411.6 421.2 327.5 352.5 135.8 68.1 266.2 357.8 364.6 152.9
Unknown Patients 8 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Deaths 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.