Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 10,454 12,718 14,913 17,763 20,996 23,431 25,574 26,209 25,780 26,500
Deaths 932 1,103 1,272 1,566 2,011 2,014 2,322 2,159 2,080 2,136
Rate 199.6 172.9 154.4 151.5 157.4 134.8 136.0 126.7 124.6 125.6
<1 Year Patients 101 118 126 160 164 162 158 138 136 141
Deaths 17 9 19 23 16 14 19 18 18 14
Rate 1,043.9 411.6 937.9 862.1 530.5 448.9 603.7 816.8 817.7 590.6
1-5 Years Patients 549 555 599 586 610 654 775 768 730 706
Deaths 53 45 68 66 62 56 84 64 48 49
Rate 218.9 175.4 244.4 230.8 208.6 165.9 187.5 153.4 123.6 132.1
6-10 Years Patients 215 240 266 299 297 303 277 294 271 281
Deaths 4 13 11 15 10 12 14 3 9 4
Rate 33.8 89.6 67.7 82.8 50.4 58.0 71.3 15.3 48.5 22.7
11-17 Years Patients 283 326 375 418 435 469 519 505 445 433
Deaths 15 15 23 23 26 17 22 17 11 13
Rate 110.8 87.6 110.4 94.2 95.3 58.7 67.2 54.8 38.8 49.1
18-34 Years Patients 864 920 1,070 1,099 1,216 1,354 1,438 1,415 1,378 1,413
Deaths 84 73 86 90 96 102 88 104 92 97
Rate 214.9 158.5 151.7 143.1 133.0 121.4 94.5 114.4 106.7 112.8
35-49 Years Patients 3,876 4,767 5,561 6,449 7,296 7,628 7,794 7,447 6,646 6,241
Deaths 304 377 421 520 580 592 684 549 481 437
Rate 173.0 155.7 134.2 137.0 130.4 121.7 131.9 114.0 111.9 109.9
50-64 Years Patients 3,816 4,817 5,766 7,272 9,058 10,660 12,117 12,931 13,438 14,352
Deaths 361 456 521 664 968 978 1,082 1,122 1,109 1,188
Rate 213.6 187.2 161.1 155.3 173.2 141.6 131.4 130.7 125.4 126.2
65+ Years Patients 750 975 1,150 1,480 1,920 2,201 2,496 2,711 2,736 2,933
Deaths 94 115 123 165 253 243 329 282 312 334
Rate 295.8 246.3 195.2 184.1 207.6 165.6 191.4 158.2 172.5 173.6


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.