Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 336 348 372 355 349 329 300 293 262 262
Deaths 32 53 63 43 54 46 42 42 20 29
Rate 158.4 249.9 281.2 185.0 233.5 220.0 200.6 205.8 106.7 158.7
<1 Year Patients 5 5 4 6 1 1 3 1 - 2
Deaths - 3 3 1 - - 1 1 - 1
Rate * * * * * * * * - *
1-5 Years Patients 10 17 22 19 16 18 18 13 8 7
Deaths 3 5 7 5 3 6 3 3 - -
Rate 503.8 1,041.9 923.8 481.7 400.1 720.7 231.9 333.3 * *
6-10 Years Patients 12 11 11 8 11 3 8 10 12 8
Deaths 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1
Rate 247.3 357.7 118.5 * 163.4 * * 118.2 - *
11-17 Years Patients 30 30 23 46 37 35 34 23 20 19
Deaths 2 3 3 7 9 3 10 5 3 1
Rate 105.6 153.6 168.2 259.3 376.7 143.0 519.5 407.6 217.4 66.8
18-34 Years Patients 123 104 111 92 98 93 72 81 80 76
Deaths 12 16 12 6 13 11 9 14 7 8
Rate 158.3 227.2 178.4 91.8 197.5 182.8 158.6 242.2 125.7 147.0
35-49 Years Patients 115 136 138 124 126 129 121 109 90 92
Deaths 10 17 24 14 25 16 13 14 5 13
Rate 150.0 207.5 281.3 170.3 287.1 188.5 155.0 180.8 74.6 202.3
50-64 Years Patients 41 45 63 60 60 50 43 55 51 57
Deaths 3 7 13 9 3 10 5 4 5 5
Rate 116.4 237.7 350.9 221.5 73.8 303.4 157.9 105.1 138.7 130.7
65+ Years Patients - - - - - - 1 1 1 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.