Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 177 171 182 177 178 173 155 146 133 138
Deaths 17 29 24 25 26 22 23 21 9 15
Rate 144.9 263.0 211.2 204.8 209.8 193.3 201.5 197.7 92.5 150.8
A Patients 123 140 140 126 122 113 106 104 90 85
Deaths 12 20 31 10 19 19 10 12 8 10
Rate 186.0 258.3 386.0 123.5 242.9 283.6 133.7 163.9 127.0 169.5
B Patients 21 26 37 39 33 28 25 31 28 31
Deaths 2 2 6 7 7 4 4 7 1 4
Rate 160.6 120.4 297.4 322.4 367.8 227.5 300.9 383.6 46.8 206.7
AB Patients 15 11 13 13 16 15 14 12 11 8
Deaths 1 2 2 1 2 1 5 2 2 -
Rate 129.6 257.6 202.4 129.3 198.8 93.2 706.8 313.5 346.6 *


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.