Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	1,956	2,239	2,556	2,774	2,920	3,033	3,018	3,092	3,161	2,921
	Deaths	212	246	281	328	275	292	279	265	275	226
	Rate	180.4	180.1	171.0	177.8	137.3	141.0	132.2	122.5	124.1	111.7
Male	Patients	1,589	1,779	1,972	2,096	2,225	2,344	2,385	2,462	2,495	2,359
	Deaths	208	191	239	272	243	240	250	224	239	168
	Rate	243.4	190.5	206.3	209.0	173.5	160.0	162.2	143.6	150.6	116.6

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.