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

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	151	161	188	203	253	264	335	377	390	447
	Deaths	2	3	1	6	5	6	9	5	9	15
	Rate	20.6	32.8	9.9	53.0	39.2	41.0	47.4	22.3	38.1	55.6
Male	Patients	133	173	200	227	232	238	283	290	317	351
	Deaths	2	3	3	9	5	1	10	9	9	10
	Rate	23.7	29.7	24.5	70.9	38.3	7.7	62.1	53.6	48.6	48.7

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.