Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Gender 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
Female Patients 4,718 5,570 6,423 7,474 8,794 9,787 10,624 10,802 10,512 10,597
Deaths 413 468 526 663 813 789 960 889 834 845
Rate 189.6 162.5 145.6 148.7 148.7 123.6 132.0 122.0 117.9 118.8
Male Patients 5,736 7,148 8,490 10,289 12,202 13,644 14,950 15,407 15,268 15,903
Deaths 519 635 746 903 1,198 1,225 1,362 1,270 1,246 1,291
Rate 208.4 181.5 161.3 153.7 163.9 143.1 139.0 130.3 129.6 130.5


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.