Table 6.3

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

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 284 334 388 430 485 502 618 667 707 798
Deaths 4 6 4 15 10 7 19 14 18 25
Rate 22.1 31.2 17.9 62.5 38.8 25.3 54.1 35.7 42.7 52.6
<1 Year Patients - 1 - - 1 3 4 7 4 6
Deaths - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1
Rate - * - - * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 3 4 8 11 5 5 22 20 29 32
Deaths 1 - - 2 - - 4 3 4 2
Rate * * * 1,024.5 * * 844.9 584.3 705.9 298.8
6-10 Years Patients 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 3
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
11-17 Years Patients 6 4 5 6 6 9 10 8 8 8
Deaths - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - -
Rate * * * * * * 154.3 * * *
18-34 Years Patients 103 116 124 118 136 135 150 137 138 171
Deaths 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 3 5 6
Rate 15.1 16.0 15.1 29.4 58.6 42.2 11.9 39.7 66.2 60.3
35-49 Years Patients 140 172 197 248 279 268 343 384 407 430
Deaths 2 2 2 9 3 4 6 4 6 10
Rate 23.4 19.9 16.2 64.6 19.8 25.9 29.5 16.3 22.9 36.7
50-64 Years Patients 27 31 47 42 55 79 85 103 113 143
Deaths - 1 - 2 2 - 5 4 3 5
Rate - 46.8 - 79.3 67.6 - 99.1 70.7 43.3 58.6
65+ Years Patients 1 2 2 1 - - 2 4 5 5
Deaths - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Rate * * * * - - * * * *


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.