Table 7.3

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

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 186 242 270 313 467 768 1,027 1,218 1,326 1,490
Deaths 2 1 7 5 5 10 16 17 16 26
Rate 20.2 7.4 46.9 31.5 24.9 26.2 27.8 23.3 18.9 27.5
11-17 Years Patients - - - - - - - - 1 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - - - - * *
18-34 Years Patients 48 54 50 47 95 139 182 204 198 233
Deaths - - 1 - 1 - 3 2 2 2
Rate - - 38.5 - 26.9 - 31.1 17.3 15.6 15.1
35-49 Years Patients 126 177 198 230 313 506 670 779 870 927
Deaths 2 1 5 5 4 9 10 9 11 17
Rate 28.4 10.2 44.8 41.8 29.2 35.4 26.6 19.1 20.0 28.3
50-64 Years Patients 12 11 21 36 59 123 172 231 253 324
Deaths - - 1 - - 1 3 6 3 7
Rate - - 87.1 - - 16.3 29.7 42.6 18.3 33.6
65+ Years Patients - - 1 - - - 3 4 4 5
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
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.