Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 2,295 2,437 2,636 2,890 3,335 3,852 3,964 3,949 3,903 3,967
Deaths 93 96 126 108 167 198 229 222 207 226
Rate 85.1 75.6 88.3 67.4 90.4 88.0 94.9 91.8 87.9 95.0
White Patients 1,909 2,029 2,167 2,378 2,702 3,066 3,033 2,937 2,809 2,816
Deaths 81 85 106 79 132 148 177 166 142 153
Rate 89.9 80.6 90.7 60.3 87.4 82.6 96.5 93.6 84.6 92.9
African American Patients 250 271 305 326 402 483 568 609 670 682
Deaths 7 8 12 24 27 34 34 37 44 51
Rate 55.6 55.5 70.3 126.0 122.6 119.6 94.4 93.6 105.2 114.2
Hispanic/Latino Patients 110 104 131 147 180 234 285 326 338 370
Deaths 4 3 7 4 8 11 10 17 16 16
Rate 77.1 57.3 103.8 49.6 90.7 82.4 58.3 85.5 77.3 71.3
Asian Patients 21 25 26 25 30 45 57 54 55 68
Deaths 1 - 1 1 - 3 6 2 3 2
Rate 90.3 - 64.4 65.1 - 118.1 171.4 59.3 94.5 48.5
Other/Multi-race Patients 5 8 7 14 21 24 21 23 31 30
Deaths - - - - - 2 2 - 2 4
Rate * * * - - 132.9 176.6 - 101.4 200.1
Unknown Patients - - - - - - - - - 1
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.