Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 5,074 6,215 7,324 8,765 10,319 11,503 12,510 12,912 12,690 12,909
Deaths 474 552 662 831 1,003 1,048 1,186 1,108 1,056 1,101
Rate 196.2 165.2 155.9 156.3 153.7 137.6 137.7 128.2 125.8 129.5
A Patients 3,735 4,631 5,370 6,351 7,533 8,497 9,218 9,362 9,236 9,662
Deaths 300 380 416 529 711 665 802 724 728 764
Rate 191.9 174.6 144.7 147.3 159.8 126.8 132.8 121.0 122.6 123.9
B Patients 1,270 1,423 1,702 2,060 2,466 2,714 3,024 3,083 3,048 3,128
Deaths 128 132 150 158 235 236 275 274 232 217
Rate 233.4 198.1 170.5 138.8 162.7 141.0 141.2 141.2 121.5 113.7
AB Patients 375 449 517 587 678 717 822 852 806 801
Deaths 30 39 44 48 62 65 59 53 64 54
Rate 211.7 200.6 186.7 165.1 172.9 160.9 124.4 112.7 142.2 125.5


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.