Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Patient Status 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
1 Patients 2,211 2,251 2,426 464 - - - - - -
Deaths 368 369 412 80 - - - - - -
Rate 1,152.5 1,050.5 980.4 3,819.6 - - - - - -
1A Patients - - - 899 1,262 1,285 1,261 1,145 1,109 1,052
Deaths - - - 195 230 226 205 164 147 147
Rate - - - 1,344.6 2,087.2 2,120.0 1,982.3 1,735.3 1,600.9 1,580.5
1B Patients - - - 1,044 1,183 1,174 1,027 1,044 974 1,063
Deaths - - - 108 122 120 85 116 86 92
Rate - - - 351.3 321.1 313.0 256.2 350.7 255.1 281.3
2 Patients 3,427 3,329 3,329 3,085 2,874 2,710 2,483 2,224 1,980 1,757
Deaths 296 299 269 205 149 150 147 102 108 81
Rate 140.7 144.9 130.3 100.3 77.3 79.8 84.7 69.7 87.0 78.2
Other Patients 1,495 1,677 1,847 1,966 1,883 1,989 2,161 2,133 2,173 2,052
Deaths 138 170 178 216 185 220 194 204 184 145
Rate 124.9 132.3 123.3 140.9 126.2 140.3 118.9 123.0 110.9 90.8


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.