Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Patient Status 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 Patients 1,106 910 717 798 762 825 447 379 391 303
Deaths 243 206 158 175 120 135 91 75 78 54
Rate 8,796.2 9,894.3 4,541.6 4,771.3 792.2 8,319.0 5,247.3 2,118.5 787.7 6,618.6
1A Patients - - - - - - - - - 164
Deaths - - - - - - - - - 19
Rate - - - - - - - - - 4,119.5
1B Patients - - - - - - - - - 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - - - - - *
2 Patients 1,631 1,115 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 212 175 - - - - - - - -
Rate 2,047.4 2,488.6 - - - - - - - -
2A Patients - 268 1,031 1,307 1,376 1,542 243 - - -
Deaths - 43 242 319 312 382 71 - - -
Rate - 5,812.6 9,102.6 8,602.9 6,153.7 4,020.7 3,651.5 - - -
2B Patients - 858 3,325 4,924 5,376 5,634 1,449 - - -
Deaths - 85 312 561 568 587 193 - - -
Rate - 1,650.7 218.2 241.2 201.1 198.3 433.5 - - -
3 Patients 5,470 8,238 10,237 11,339 12,948 13,845 7,583 - - -
Deaths 314 444 521 581 604 706 336 - - -
Rate 97.9 69.6 73.1 68.2 60.5 62.3 189.7 - - -
4 Patients 2,984 1,856 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 148 97 - - - - - - - -
Rate 67.6 940.0 - - - - - - - -
MELD 6-10 Patients - - - - - - 3,088 7,333 7,273 7,312
Deaths - - - - - - 104 229 218 217
Rate - - - - - - 19.3 36.4 34.8 34.0
MELD 11-20 Patients - - - - 1 - 6,519 11,046 11,483 11,750
Deaths - - - - - - 357 756 793 783
Rate - - - - * - 57.0 100.5 100.4 97.2
MELD 21-30 Patients - - - - 1 - 1,891 2,457 2,671 2,817
Deaths - - - - - - 312 441 430 418
Rate - - - - * - 627.2 735.0 660.3 642.9
MELD 30 Patients - - - - - - 921 1,097 1,341 1,398
Deaths - - - - - - 373 399 453 444
Rate - - - - - - 5,791.4 4,609.7 4,634.1 4,220.3
PELD <11 Patients - - - - - - 403 771 750 643
Deaths - - - - - - 5 15 9 8
Rate - - - - - - 11.6 30.2 18.8 25.3
PELD 11-20 Patients - - - - - - 165 232 228 240
Deaths - - - - - - 16 18 15 13
Rate - - - - - - 186.7 183.4 160.6 134.3
PELD 21-30 Patients - - - - - - 111 122 127 135
Deaths - - - - - - 18 18 18 18
Rate - - - - - - 608.4 469.3 402.5 381.0
PELD 30 Patients - - - - - - 40 54 56 58
Deaths - - - - - - 13 7 10 17
Rate - - - - - - 1,782.4 377.8 620.0 1,848.0
HCC T1 Patients - - - - - - 116 123 77 36
Deaths - - - - - - 4 3 6 2
Rate - - - - - - 55.5 48.5 165.1 90.2
HCC T2 Patients - - - - - - 474 612 708 764
Deaths - - - - - - 11 31 37 36
Rate - - - - - - 85.2 184.1 201.4 148.7
Other Exceptions Patients - - - - - - 87 186 192 264
Deaths - - - - - - 5 16 19 21
Rate - - - - - - 83.7 154.6 141.6 120.4
Other Status Patients 1,507 1,638 2,422 2,598 2,936 3,686 2,622 1,306 1,096 820
Deaths 186 224 332 381 414 514 251 79 59 54
Rate 231.9 144.7 199.6 211.1 208.1 200.8 162.6 81.5 73.7 82.0


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.