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

Gender 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
Female Patients 85 107 122 136 203 339 438 514 570 656
Deaths 2 1 4 2 1 3 7 7 9 11
Rate 46.4 16.6 57.9 30.0 11.5 18.0 28.7 22.5 24.7 26.4
Male Patients 101 135 148 177 264 429 589 704 756 834
Deaths - - 3 3 4 7 9 10 7 15
Rate - - 37.5 32.6 35.2 32.5 27.2 23.9 14.6 28.3


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.