Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Gender 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
Female Patients 19,181 20,873 22,501 23,961 25,450 26,992 28,658 30,114 32,113 34,177
Deaths 878 941 1,106 1,416 1,363 1,428 1,606 1,567 1,728 1,706
Rate 67.2 65.2 70.6 84.1 75.9 73.3 77.9 71.6 73.9 68.7
Male Patients 26,131 28,338 30,829 33,118 35,117 37,208 39,572 41,760 44,828 48,405
Deaths 1,071 1,243 1,422 1,904 1,762 1,947 2,123 2,286 2,310 2,450
Rate 61.9 65.2 67.9 83.9 71.9 73.8 75.7 77.0 72.6 71.3


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.