Table 5.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2003

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor non-ECD Kidney Transplantation

Blood Type Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 6,594 6,521 6,506 6,680 6,688 6,788 6,886 7,045 7,021
Deaths 365 312 309 287 333 384 312 326 316
Rate 57.5 49.4 49.1 44.2 51.5 58.7 46.7 47.7 46.3
O Patients 2,982 2,829 2,809 2,945 2,844 2,977 3,032 3,087 3,241
Deaths 154 133 143 132 143 171 136 140 140
Rate 53.4 48.5 52.7 46.2 52.0 59.6 46.2 46.6 44.4
A Patients 2,486 2,631 2,511 2,561 2,576 2,612 2,658 2,723 2,598
Deaths 144 128 112 101 127 140 122 143 122
Rate 60.3 50.3 45.9 40.4 51.0 55.5 47.2 54.4 48.3
B Patients 779 694 822 849 858 828 825 842 827
Deaths 52 37 35 38 43 48 38 27 39
Rate 70.0 55.4 44.0 46.0 51.8 60.0 47.6 32.8 48.5
AB Patients 347 367 364 325 410 371 371 393 355
Deaths 15 14 19 16 20 25 16 16 15
Rate 44.4 39.1 54.5 50.6 50.5 70.4 44.5 41.6 43.4


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant.See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.