Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	70	94	95	99	109	153	155	155	193	216
	Deaths	12	22	19	28	10	19	25	21	22	18
	Rate	346.3	583.9	448.9	600.2	204.1	285.5	330.6	312.5	265.1	203.5
Male	Patients	87	98	116	113	138	167	194	201	200	237
	Deaths	12	22	29	19	17	25	27	27	34	39
	Rate	341.0	579.4	715.1	391.7	293.7	347.0	302.5	301.2	376.9	427.9

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.