Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race Year
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
White Patients 5,677 5,771 5,964 5,813 5,609 5,470 5,202 4,801 4,511 4,225
Deaths 630 656 656 620 529 543 446 397 367 334
Rate 222.4 222.6 211.8 193.2 173.5 176.9 153.3 148.8 148.5 151.1
African American Patients 958 956 1,054 1,068 981 1,012 1,033 1,035 1,007 997
Deaths 111 112 134 113 104 110 112 113 97 75
Rate 233.9 223.2 243.3 204.3 195.0 204.5 208.3 220.6 193.0 151.6
Hispanic/Latino Patients 361 408 443 441 464 510 507 527 520 493
Deaths 40 53 52 57 40 48 47 54 48 37
Rate 240.0 274.7 243.2 256.5 167.7 189.0 173.7 202.5 186.2 144.5
Asian Patients 95 89 98 99 114 136 146 143 151 161
Deaths 12 10 10 11 12 11 20 14 10 15
Rate 367.7 295.9 224.0 261.6 251.4 183.2 305.1 183.0 131.0 210.7
Other/Multi-race Patients 39 30 40 36 33 29 43 39 46 47
Deaths 8 7 7 3 1 4 6 8 3 4
Rate 421.6 325.4 337.7 131.3 68.2 266.7 309.2 366.1 152.2 205.5
Unknown Patients 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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.