Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 111 140 145 141 155 216 240 242 250 286
Deaths 17 34 31 33 13 29 32 29 36 31
Rate 337.7 644.3 539.4 520.5 195.6 331.2 283.6 278.6 335.3 275.1
African American Patients 24 25 35 42 52 59 53 51 69 86
Deaths 5 4 9 12 9 8 7 9 13 12
Rate 534.9 347.1 744.3 623.6 379.9 249.3 236.1 311.3 376.3 365.4
Hispanic/Latino Patients 16 19 24 22 32 39 48 50 59 67
Deaths - 4 4 2 5 7 11 8 6 11
Rate - 560.5 392.8 212.5 390.4 440.2 574.2 402.7 231.0 399.2
Asian Patients 5 6 5 6 8 5 5 8 13 10
Deaths 1 2 3 - - - 1 2 1 2
Rate * * * * * * * * 230.9 348.3
Other/Multi-race Patients 1 2 2 1 - 1 3 5 2 4
Deaths 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 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.