Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 3,545 4,018 4,528 4,870 5,145 5,377 5,403 5,554 5,656 5,280
Deaths 420 437 520 600 518 532 529 489 514 394
Rate 206.9 184.5 185.6 190.7 152.2 149.0 144.8 131.3 135.2 113.7
<1 Year Patients 12 14 10 8 5 4 5 5 1 3
Deaths 4 6 2 3 - 2 2 1 - -
Rate 2,853.5 2,719.0 1,002.1 * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 29 39 38 32 24 28 31 25 31 27
Deaths 6 12 14 7 4 6 4 1 3 2
Rate 753.7 1,101.1 1,038.0 516.6 318.7 384.7 238.2 61.5 172.0 131.0
6-10 Years Patients 29 45 48 61 60 62 52 40 47 45
Deaths 2 4 5 10 3 4 8 1 3 4
Rate 159.1 162.4 184.0 275.5 74.3 89.8 212.9 38.8 104.5 133.0
11-17 Years Patients 140 161 192 184 186 187 191 180 188 172
Deaths 11 25 22 27 20 16 23 20 14 14
Rate 143.3 271.5 191.5 226.6 171.1 125.7 162.6 158.1 108.0 114.6
18-34 Years Patients 710 772 815 850 851 867 833 822 838 743
Deaths 94 82 99 131 106 105 85 78 84 77
Rate 218.3 171.6 180.3 229.8 182.6 177.2 148.3 133.3 146.7 152.4
35-49 Years Patients 1,044 1,153 1,271 1,321 1,454 1,454 1,450 1,429 1,407 1,303
Deaths 133 103 135 145 131 126 134 120 113 83
Rate 210.1 143.1 166.7 160.7 131.4 122.2 129.4 117.2 109.9 87.4
50-64 Years Patients 1,473 1,705 2,010 2,235 2,389 2,566 2,586 2,737 2,808 2,586
Deaths 157 186 224 252 221 242 239 234 255 181
Rate 193.3 191.5 187.0 180.3 143.8 147.7 142.0 132.6 139.3 111.5
65+ Years Patients 108 129 144 179 176 209 255 316 336 401
Deaths 13 19 19 25 33 31 34 34 42 33
Rate 235.4 270.4 217.8 233.9 282.0 256.5 206.2 189.4 216.0 150.9


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.