Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	Patients	7,133	7,257	7,602	7,458	7,202	7,158	6,932	6,546	6,236	5,924
	Deaths	802	838	859	804	686	716	631	586	525	465
	Rate	227.4	226.5	218.7	198.5	176.6	181.8	165.9	165.2	157.7	152.3
Female	Patients	1,540	1,672	1,791	1,804	1,755	1,743	1,726	1,633	1,595	1,531
	Deaths	165	177	203	170	171	185	157	143	132	128
	Rate	230.1	228.0	235.1	188.8	192.3	208.8	183.1	172.5	166.1	173.3
Male	Patients	5,593	5,585	5,811	5,654	5,447	5,415	5,206	4,913	4,641	4,393
	Deaths	637	661	656	634	515	531	474	443	393	337
	Rate	226.7	226.1	214.1	201.3	171.9	174.0	160.9	163.0	155.1	145.6

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.