Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 1,693 1,896 2,146 2,315 2,452 2,570 2,600 2,674 2,689 2,462
Deaths 195 223 261 303 271 265 276 261 262 192
Rate 198.4 195.0 192.5 200.3 166.3 153.5 153.6 144.9 144.4 116.6
A Patients 1,367 1,562 1,727 1,819 1,906 2,001 2,032 2,088 2,167 2,069
Deaths 163 150 197 216 173 185 179 162 194 147
Rate 212.6 167.3 186.4 185.8 138.4 139.4 133.7 117.8 133.6 109.6
B Patients 352 416 490 543 578 599 565 585 579 550
Deaths 44 47 48 63 57 63 57 49 42 44
Rate 206.9 186.9 165.3 180.3 149.1 165.4 150.4 123.8 109.3 125.7
AB Patients 133 144 165 193 209 207 206 207 221 199
Deaths 18 17 14 18 17 19 17 17 16 11
Rate 267.6 219.6 141.8 148.3 120.3 139.8 123.1 112.6 105.3 87.3


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.