Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 45,312 49,211 53,330 57,079 60,567 64,200 68,230 71,874 76,941 82,582
Deaths 1,949 2,184 2,528 3,320 3,125 3,375 3,729 3,853 4,038 4,156
Rate 64.2 65.2 69.1 84.0 73.6 73.6 76.6 74.7 73.1 70.2
O Patients 22,793 24,923 27,123 28,962 30,927 32,760 34,934 36,870 39,456 42,249
Deaths 986 1,120 1,354 1,690 1,633 1,737 1,966 1,948 2,100 2,203
Rate 62.6 64.2 70.7 81.7 73.3 72.3 76.9 71.7 72.4 70.8
A Patients 13,954 14,911 15,993 17,199 18,115 19,153 20,216 21,187 22,730 24,494
Deaths 607 642 693 951 930 979 1,049 1,160 1,147 1,137
Rate 70.3 67.9 67.5 85.3 78.0 76.2 77.1 81.3 74.6 68.9
B Patients 7,235 7,934 8,619 9,163 9,712 10,325 10,970 11,611 12,394 13,236
Deaths 307 361 414 569 488 574 613 632 653 712
Rate 58.5 62.4 66.1 85.4 68.0 74.1 75.0 72.4 70.3 71.7
AB Patients 1,330 1,443 1,595 1,755 1,813 1,962 2,110 2,206 2,361 2,603
Deaths 49 61 67 110 74 85 101 113 138 104
Rate 68.7 74.8 71.9 107.1 68.2 69.4 76.6 80.0 91.8 63.1


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.