Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 3,173 3,549 4,025 4,530 4,875 5,149 5,383 5,409 5,557 5,667
Deaths 357 419 436 520 600 518 531 530 487 512
Rate 206.7 205.2 183.1 184.8 189.9 151.6 148.1 144.7 130.3 133.9
<1 Year Patients 14 12 14 10 8 5 4 5 5 1
Deaths 3 4 6 2 3 - 2 2 1 -
Rate 2,868.5 2,848.0 2,719.0 999.3 * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 21 29 41 38 32 24 28 31 25 31
Deaths 6 6 11 14 7 4 6 4 1 3
Rate 746.4 714.9 971.6 982.9 496.8 313.4 384.8 238.2 61.3 171.2
6-10 Years Patients 25 29 46 48 61 60 62 52 40 47
Deaths 3 2 4 5 10 3 4 8 1 3
Rate 226.9 155.6 159.2 180.7 275.3 74.3 88.8 210.3 38.1 102.7
11-17 Years Patients 145 141 161 192 185 186 187 191 180 188
Deaths 19 11 25 22 27 20 16 23 20 14
Rate 259.1 142.2 265.8 188.2 225.3 170.7 125.6 162.0 158.1 108.0
18-34 Years Patients 644 711 773 815 851 851 869 835 823 840
Deaths 87 94 82 99 131 106 105 85 78 85
Rate 236.6 216.5 170.9 179.9 229.0 181.9 176.7 148.1 133.1 147.7
35-49 Years Patients 962 1,046 1,155 1,273 1,323 1,456 1,455 1,450 1,429 1,408
Deaths 93 133 103 135 145 131 126 134 120 113
Rate 171.5 208.7 142.4 166.0 160.2 130.8 121.7 129.1 116.8 109.5
50-64 Years Patients 1,283 1,473 1,706 2,010 2,236 2,391 2,569 2,590 2,739 2,813
Deaths 130 156 186 224 252 221 241 240 232 252
Rate 190.5 191.4 190.8 186.4 179.6 143.2 146.4 142.1 130.9 136.8
65+ Years Patients 79 108 129 144 179 176 209 255 316 339
Deaths 16 13 19 19 25 33 31 34 34 42
Rate 409.6 234.5 270.4 216.8 232.5 281.0 254.7 205.8 187.5 210.8


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.