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

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 172 219 249 287 414 663 872 1,038 1,116 1,246
Deaths 2 1 7 4 5 8 13 14 12 21
Rate 22.3 8.2 51.1 27.4 28.0 24.7 26.8 22.7 16.8 26.4
African American Patients 11 16 18 20 33 64 84 99 111 128
Deaths - - - - - 1 2 3 2 3
Rate - - - - - 27.8 37.1 47.7 28.6 36.5
Hispanic/Latino Patients 2 4 3 3 13 33 54 64 80 100
Deaths - - - - - 1 1 - 2 2
Rate * * * * - 57.3 36.4 - 43.3 34.8
Asian Patients 1 1 - 2 3 5 11 10 10 10
Deaths - - - 1 - - - - - -
Rate * * - * * * - - - -
Other/Multi-race Patients - 2 - 1 4 3 6 7 9 6
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.