Table 5.7c

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2004

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Donor Age Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 3,666 3,926 4,408 4,688 5,467 6,013 6,227 6,458 6,638
Deaths 79 102 99 108 137 157 142 120 136
Rate 21.9 26.4 22.8 23.4 25.4 26.5 23.1 18.8 20.7
11-17 Years Patients 5 1 5 - 1 2 1 1 -
Deaths 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 -
Rate * * * - * * * * -
18-34 Years Patients 1,359 1,479 1,543 1,610 1,812 2,029 2,055 2,113 2,194
Deaths 29 36 32 38 45 40 48 34 34
Rate 21.7 24.8 21.0 23.9 25.2 20.0 23.7 16.2 15.6
35-49 Years Patients 1,708 1,761 2,027 2,193 2,615 2,820 2,928 3,077 3,069
Deaths 34 44 46 44 59 85 69 61 69
Rate 20.2 25.4 23.0 20.4 22.9 30.7 23.9 20.1 22.8
50-64 Years Patients 557 637 778 843 987 1,098 1,184 1,204 1,319
Deaths 15 19 19 23 32 30 21 22 29
Rate 27.5 30.4 24.8 27.7 33.0 27.8 18.0 18.5 22.2
65+ Years Patients 37 47 53 40 49 64 59 63 56
Deaths 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 3 4
Rate 27.3 65.9 38.4 78.3 20.8 31.9 71.3 48.9 74.4
Unknown Patients - 1 2 2 3 - - - -
Deaths - 0 0 0 0 - - - -
Rate - * * * * - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant. See Technical Notes for further details.