Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 6,201 7,304 8,745 10,301 11,486 12,487 12,886 12,657 12,849 12,972
Deaths 552 663 829 1,007 1,051 1,187 1,110 1,058 1,099 1,068
Rate 166.5 157.3 157.1 155.4 138.8 138.8 130.4 128.0 131.7 128.4
A Patients 4,623 5,363 6,343 7,526 8,488 9,208 9,348 9,215 9,628 9,827
Deaths 380 417 529 713 665 803 724 734 772 782
Rate 176.0 146.0 148.4 161.1 127.4 133.8 122.6 125.3 127.5 127.8
B Patients 1,426 1,701 2,057 2,462 2,709 3,015 3,073 3,041 3,116 3,089
Deaths 132 150 159 235 237 275 273 230 220 215
Rate 199.4 171.8 140.8 163.8 142.6 142.5 142.9 122.2 117.4 112.8
AB Patients 448 515 587 677 717 822 852 805 800 817
Deaths 39 44 48 62 65 59 53 65 54 39
Rate 202.5 188.1 166.3 174.3 161.5 124.9 113.9 146.1 127.6 91.1


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.