Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 9,675 11,274 13,332 15,744 17,361 18,730 19,084 18,659 19,055 19,184
Deaths 806 917 1,142 1,520 1,433 1,645 1,535 1,486 1,556 1,490
Rate 166.1 146.3 146.8 158.8 128.5 130.8 124.4 123.8 128.1 123.2
African American Patients 1,043 1,191 1,415 1,642 1,867 2,048 2,063 1,996 2,104 2,110
Deaths 129 127 152 202 198 223 219 171 178 185
Rate 274.6 215.4 197.9 219.6 182.4 175.3 179.1 146.1 149.1 154.4
Hispanic/Latino Patients 1,358 1,680 2,113 2,529 3,005 3,449 3,638 3,681 3,789 3,953
Deaths 113 148 206 206 284 334 312 334 326 346
Rate 160.0 159.9 171.1 131.4 151.0 149.5 132.6 139.9 133.2 135.9
Asian Patients 502 619 744 903 1,021 1,154 1,185 1,185 1,241 1,241
Deaths 38 64 57 74 92 108 79 80 73 70
Rate 158.7 194.9 133.1 134.2 141.5 139.7 102.4 103.2 91.9 86.8
Other/Multi-race Patients 101 109 117 138 137 141 177 190 188 196
Deaths 16 18 8 14 11 14 15 16 12 13
Rate 333.8 318.3 111.1 175.0 129.7 146.0 152.8 155.1 111.9 112.1
Unknown Patients 19 10 11 10 9 10 12 7 16 21
Deaths 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Rate 77.7 - - 122.1 * - - * - -


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.