Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 63 88 97 99 124 145 149 173 190 214
Deaths 13 26 25 17 14 24 21 19 30 27
Rate 432.0 823.7 726.1 404.0 277.2 383.6 273.9 253.0 369.3 322.8
A Patients 64 70 80 75 80 110 134 125 136 158
Deaths 5 11 15 20 8 15 16 19 17 20
Rate 169.5 378.8 459.0 557.4 216.9 343.1 282.4 343.8 284.0 322.7
B Patients 21 22 26 30 33 55 49 44 54 57
Deaths 4 5 6 7 4 5 13 8 8 7
Rate 571.6 487.3 488.4 488.9 254.7 195.7 519.5 419.9 322.0 263.8
AB Patients 9 12 8 8 10 10 17 14 13 24
Deaths 2 2 2 3 1 - 2 2 1 3
Rate * 418.0 * * 264.5 - 306.2 268.7 137.9 403.9


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.