Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	5,563	6,409	7,458	8,779	9,769	10,600	10,775	10,480	10,564	10,509
	Deaths	470	527	663	818	789	962	892	838	845	824
	Rate	164.2	146.8	149.6	150.5	124.2	133.1	124.0	120.0	120.6	119.0
Male	Patients	7,135	8,474	10,274	12,187	13,631	14,932	15,384	15,238	15,829	16,196
	Deaths	633	747	902	1,199	1,229	1,362	1,268	1,249	1,300	1,280
	Rate	182.5	162.8	154.8	165.1	144.5	139.9	132.0	131.9	134.1	130.0

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.