Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 22,568 23,788 25,401 26,653 27,504 28,431 29,614 30,404 31,968 34,423
Deaths 1,090 1,189 1,322 1,702 1,559 1,637 1,740 1,788 1,817 1,830
Rate 77.3 78.4 81.4 98.8 86.5 85.9 88.0 87.9 85.0 79.8
African American Patients 15,021 16,482 17,892 19,309 20,746 22,115 23,428 24,568 26,085 27,741
Deaths 610 695 785 1,049 1,063 1,133 1,277 1,283 1,400 1,419
Rate 56.3 57.5 59.3 72.7 68.1 67.4 71.6 68.0 70.1 67.2
Hispanic/Latino Patients 4,853 5,637 6,352 7,086 7,896 8,799 9,808 10,952 12,160 13,302
Deaths 176 209 278 382 339 397 487 522 571 630
Rate 52.1 53.7 62.1 76.9 60.2 62.2 69.2 65.9 63.8 63.9
Asian Patients 2,275 2,675 2,978 3,272 3,633 3,980 4,369 4,787 5,261 5,735
Deaths 50 61 107 149 130 158 178 202 198 221
Rate 30.8 32.0 49.5 62.5 48.9 53.0 54.1 55.6 50.1 51.1
Other/Multi-race Patients 581 600 667 710 751 816 923 979 1,133 1,209
Deaths 23 30 36 38 34 50 47 58 52 56
Rate 57.6 68.8 76.2 75.3 62.7 84.7 70.8 80.8 65.2 62.9
Unknown Patients 14 29 40 49 37 59 88 184 334 172
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - - - - - -


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.