Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 2,436 2,634 2,891 3,335 3,850 3,963 3,949 3,899 3,957 4,016
Deaths 95 124 108 169 198 228 223 208 224 206
Rate 79.3 91.5 70.1 93.7 89.4 95.9 93.4 89.6 95.6 86.2
<1 Year Patients - - - - - - - - - 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - - - - - *
1-5 Years Patients 2 2 1 5 4 3 1 - 1 1
Deaths - - - 1 2 1 - - - 1
Rate * * * * * * * - * *
6-10 Years Patients - 1 - 1 - - 1 2 - 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - * - * - - * * - *
11-17 Years Patients - 2 6 3 1 1 2 3 2 5
Deaths - - - - - - 1 1 - -
Rate - * * * * * * * * *
18-34 Years Patients 753 797 766 811 882 899 868 825 751 740
Deaths 29 32 25 39 31 34 32 37 31 36
Rate 82.5 83.5 63.4 95.3 63.8 65.7 63.2 81.2 73.9 89.0
35-49 Years Patients 1,500 1,607 1,815 2,092 2,347 2,364 2,359 2,322 2,372 2,404
Deaths 60 78 72 103 123 136 132 124 130 126
Rate 80.3 91.2 72.9 89.5 89.0 94.9 91.6 88.1 92.1 88.4
50-64 Years Patients 181 224 299 418 607 687 705 733 816 848
Deaths 6 14 11 25 40 57 56 45 60 43
Rate 60.6 122.7 71.8 105.2 117.9 136.0 129.7 99.6 120.2 79.2
65+ Years Patients - 1 4 5 9 9 13 14 15 16
Deaths - - - 1 2 - 2 1 3 -
Rate - * * * * * 254.1 164.9 297.8 -


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.