Table 5.7b

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

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

Donor Age		Year of Transplant
Donor Age		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	1,005	1,074	1,131	1,213	1,226	1,170	1,182	1,242	1,368
	Deaths	81	90	123	110	115	106	124	115	134
	Rate	84.9	88.7	116.5	95.9	99.8	95.6	112.3	98.6	104.2
50-64 Years	Patients	780	774	812	866	894	913	875	920	1,023
	Deaths	57	50	85	72	77	83	73	73	96
	Rate	76.4	67.6	111.8	87.5	91.1	95.8	88.0	83.5	99.5
65+ Years	Patients	225	300	319	347	332	257	307	322	345
	Deaths	24	40	38	38	38	23	51	42	38
	Rate	114.9	145.8	128.6	117.3	123.7	94.6	185.6	144.0	118.5

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.