Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Gender 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
Female Patients 1,072 1,163 1,211 1,402 1,668 1,690 1,712 1,720 1,690 1,666
Deaths 45 61 63 72 90 93 92 100 118 79
Rate 85.4 102.6 97.8 95.0 93.9 89.4 86.1 93.9 114.4 77.9
Male Patients 1,364 1,471 1,680 1,933 2,182 2,273 2,237 2,179 2,267 2,350
Deaths 50 63 45 97 108 135 131 108 106 127
Rate 74.5 82.8 50.2 92.8 85.9 100.9 99.3 85.9 80.9 92.4


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.