Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Gender 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
Female Patients 17,503 19,203 20,893 22,519 23,976 25,466 27,008 28,680 30,144 32,200
Deaths 709 876 943 1,106 1,410 1,360 1,424 1,605 1,566 1,727
Rate 60.6 66.5 64.8 70.1 83.2 75.2 72.7 77.4 71.1 73.1
Male Patients 24,216 26,142 28,355 30,849 33,150 35,143 37,238 39,617 41,822 44,948
Deaths 916 1,069 1,242 1,423 1,905 1,754 1,941 2,117 2,286 2,303
Rate 58.5 61.3 64.6 67.5 83.3 71.1 73.1 74.9 76.4 71.6


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.