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

Ethnicity/Race Year
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
White Patients 221 252 289 416 666 873 1,038 1,116 1,249 1,174
Deaths 1 7 4 5 8 13 14 12 21 19
Rate 8.3 51.6 27.3 28.1 24.9 27.1 22.8 16.9 26.5 23.8
African American Patients 16 18 20 33 64 83 97 109 127 151
Deaths - - - - 1 2 3 2 3 4
Rate - - - - 27.8 37.7 49.3 29.6 37.4 38.1
Hispanic/Latino Patients 4 3 3 14 33 53 65 81 99 89
Deaths - - - - 1 1 - 2 2 -
Rate * * * - 56.9 37.4 - 42.5 35.0 -
Asian Patients 2 1 2 3 5 11 10 10 10 12
Deaths - - 1 - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * - - - - -
Other/Multi-race Patients 2 - 1 4 3 7 8 10 7 9
Deaths - - - - - - - - - 1
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.