Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 41,719 45,345 49,248 53,368 57,126 60,609 64,246 68,297 71,966 77,148
Deaths 1,625 1,945 2,185 2,529 3,315 3,114 3,365 3,722 3,852 4,030
Rate 59.4 63.5 64.7 68.6 83.3 72.8 72.9 76.0 74.2 72.2
O Patients 20,877 22,812 24,942 27,145 28,988 30,951 32,779 34,964 36,913 39,569
Deaths 837 984 1,121 1,352 1,683 1,632 1,734 1,966 1,942 2,091
Rate 59.3 61.9 63.8 70.1 80.8 72.8 71.7 76.4 71.0 71.3
A Patients 12,910 13,962 14,921 16,007 17,218 18,132 19,174 20,244 21,215 22,790
Deaths 464 607 642 695 952 921 975 1,045 1,165 1,153
Rate 58.8 69.6 67.2 67.1 84.6 76.6 75.3 76.2 81.0 74.1
B Patients 6,676 7,242 7,943 8,621 9,165 9,712 10,329 10,977 11,628 12,425
Deaths 278 305 361 414 570 486 571 610 633 649
Rate 59.3 57.6 62.0 65.7 85.0 67.4 73.3 74.2 72.0 69.1
AB Patients 1,256 1,329 1,442 1,595 1,755 1,814 1,964 2,112 2,210 2,364
Deaths 46 49 61 68 110 75 85 101 112 137
Rate 69.2 68.2 74.5 72.3 106.3 68.6 68.8 76.0 78.6 90.4


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.