Table 6.3

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

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	Patients	332	385	429	483	499	617	666	704	793	851
	Deaths	6	4	16	9	7	19	13	19	25	31
	Rate	31.9	18.3	67.3	35.3	25.5	54.6	33.4	45.6	52.8	61.0
Female	Patients	159	185	202	252	262	334	375	388	444	472
	Deaths	3	1	6	5	6	9	4	9	15	11
	Rate	34.3	10.2	53.9	39.9	41.4	48.0	18.0	38.5	55.7	36.6
Male	Patients	173	200	227	231	237	283	291	316	349	379
	Deaths	3	3	10	4	1	10	9	10	10	20
	Rate	29.8	24.8	79.1	30.9	7.7	62.4	54.2	54.6	49.1	96.3

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.