Table 7.3

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

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	Patients	245	274	315	470	771	1,027	1,218	1,326	1,492	1,435
	Deaths	1	7	5	5	10	16	17	16	26	24
	Rate	7.4	47.3	31.3	25.0	26.3	28.1	23.4	19.0	27.7	24.4
Female	Patients	108	124	137	204	341	439	515	571	658	655
	Deaths	1	4	2	1	3	7	7	9	11	11
	Rate	17.0	58.9	29.8	11.6	18.0	28.9	22.5	24.8	26.6	24.9
Male	Patients	137	150	178	266	430	588	703	755	834	780
	Deaths	-	3	3	4	7	9	10	7	15	13
	Rate	-	37.5	32.4	35.0	32.8	27.5	24.1	14.6	28.5	23.9

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.