Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 7,907 9,693 11,302 13,356 15,762 17,386 18,760 19,115 18,703 19,130
Deaths 661 807 917 1,142 1,515 1,432 1,643 1,534 1,481 1,552
Rate 185.7 165.0 145.2 145.7 157.3 127.7 129.8 122.6 121.6 125.4
African American Patients 840 1,044 1,191 1,415 1,646 1,871 2,051 2,064 1,997 2,107
Deaths 95 127 126 153 202 198 222 219 171 174
Rate 267.6 267.3 212.9 198.0 218.2 181.1 172.9 176.5 143.8 143.5
Hispanic/Latino Patients 1,216 1,357 1,681 2,117 2,535 3,005 3,457 3,654 3,694 3,809
Deaths 133 113 148 206 205 282 334 312 331 325
Rate 253.1 159.3 159.1 170.0 130.1 149.3 148.5 130.3 136.3 130.1
Asian Patients 375 502 620 746 904 1,024 1,158 1,191 1,189 1,253
Deaths 24 39 63 57 74 91 109 79 80 73
Rate 142.8 160.8 190.4 131.9 132.9 138.8 139.7 100.8 101.6 90.3
Other/Multi-race Patients 88 101 108 117 138 135 138 175 191 190
Deaths 16 16 18 8 14 11 14 15 17 12
Rate 434.8 338.4 319.6 112.1 177.0 132.4 148.1 154.5 164.9 111.8
Unknown Patients 28 21 11 12 11 10 10 10 6 11
Deaths 3 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Rate 128.0 71.8 - - 108.9 - - - * -


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.