Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 12,698 14,883 17,732 20,966 23,400 25,532 26,159 25,718 26,393 26,705
Deaths 1,103 1,274 1,565 2,017 2,018 2,324 2,160 2,087 2,145 2,104
Rate 174.3 155.8 152.5 158.9 135.8 137.0 128.6 126.9 128.4 125.5
<1 Year Patients 118 124 160 163 162 156 139 136 138 147
Deaths 9 18 23 16 14 18 18 19 14 15
Rate 423.3 913.0 877.8 562.1 480.4 587.1 882.2 952.9 635.5 721.6
1-5 Years Patients 550 592 578 605 649 769 761 720 694 706
Deaths 44 67 65 61 56 83 63 47 48 61
Rate 177.0 249.9 235.6 212.3 171.7 192.3 155.8 125.4 135.0 185.9
6-10 Years Patients 238 262 295 291 298 271 287 268 279 273
Deaths 14 11 15 10 12 14 3 9 4 7
Rate 98.6 69.1 84.7 52.3 59.5 73.5 15.7 49.6 23.0 38.8
11-17 Years Patients 322 371 414 432 462 514 499 439 424 406
Deaths 15 23 22 26 17 23 17 12 13 18
Rate 89.8 113.0 92.2 96.9 60.0 72.1 56.2 43.4 50.5 73.1
18-34 Years Patients 919 1,069 1,098 1,215 1,352 1,433 1,410 1,374 1,404 1,417
Deaths 74 89 89 97 102 89 103 92 98 85
Rate 162.2 158.3 142.7 135.4 122.2 96.2 115.1 108.4 116.1 100.2
35-49 Years Patients 4,764 5,558 6,448 7,291 7,630 7,794 7,441 6,639 6,234 5,841
Deaths 378 422 521 583 594 685 550 481 439 410
Rate 157.0 135.2 137.9 131.6 122.5 132.6 115.7 113.3 112.0 113.4
50-64 Years Patients 4,813 5,759 7,262 9,052 10,651 12,103 12,914 13,416 14,305 14,808
Deaths 455 521 665 971 980 1,084 1,123 1,115 1,192 1,192
Rate 187.8 161.9 156.4 174.6 142.6 132.4 132.6 127.9 128.9 125.0
65+ Years Patients 974 1,148 1,477 1,917 2,196 2,492 2,708 2,726 2,915 3,107
Deaths 114 123 165 253 243 328 283 312 337 316
Rate 245.8 196.4 185.5 208.9 166.3 191.8 160.7 175.1 179.4 158.3


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.