Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2005

Intestine Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 157 192 211 212 247 320 349 356 393 453
Deaths 24 44 48 47 27 44 52 48 56 57
Rate 343.6 581.6 579.2 493.9 252.6 317.5 315.4 306.0 323.3 317.4
<1 Year Patients 7 18 26 15 32 32 35 34 33 55
Deaths - 4 4 2 2 7 6 5 6 8
Rate * 878.2 700.7 536.5 335.3 1,011.5 683.8 737.4 810.5 908.9
1-5 Years Patients 75 86 91 99 105 139 141 153 164 176
Deaths 17 31 26 25 17 29 29 23 25 35
Rate 533.9 907.5 740.0 552.1 352.5 443.5 395.6 334.0 320.8 477.0
6-10 Years Patients 22 24 19 22 26 28 35 31 40 40
Deaths 2 1 1 1 1 2 - 2 1 -
Rate 174.6 91.1 73.3 66.3 61.0 111.3 - 93.3 36.7 -
11-17 Years Patients 12 14 15 7 15 23 32 27 25 37
Deaths 1 2 3 1 1 - 4 2 1 4
Rate 204.5 274.4 649.9 * 103.7 - 219.0 110.3 63.2 181.5
18-34 Years Patients 20 21 20 28 24 28 41 40 38 56
Deaths - 4 2 7 2 1 6 7 5 4
Rate - 571.2 206.7 681.2 178.5 92.4 468.4 520.8 335.2 203.0
35-49 Years Patients 15 21 28 28 24 37 43 47 48 44
Deaths 3 1 9 7 2 2 3 5 11 4
Rate 465.4 131.4 879.6 654.5 270.0 152.7 140.4 288.2 806.9 317.7
50-64 Years Patients 6 8 12 13 19 31 21 21 40 43
Deaths 1 1 3 4 2 3 4 4 6 2
Rate * * 773.9 672.5 261.0 309.1 538.8 408.7 422.4 135.8
65+ Years Patients - - - - 2 2 1 3 5 2
Deaths - - - - - - - - 1 -
Rate - - - - * * * * * *


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

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.