Table 9.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2004

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Gender		Year of Transplant
Gender		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	Patients	3,858	3,922	4,269	4,338	4,384	4,453	4,691	5,041	5,446
	Deaths	702	648	689	716	675	706	672	751	751
	Rate	211.7	189.4	183.9	189.4	174.7	179.3	159.3	166.5	152.6
Female	Patients	1,612	1,645	1,683	1,673	1,676	1,646	1,588	1,781	1,869
	Deaths	293	271	292	301	284	261	244	276	269
	Rate	211.2	188.9	200.2	209.8	195.5	180.3	172.9	175.4	160.4
Male	Patients	2,246	2,277	2,586	2,665	2,708	2,807	3,103	3,260	3,577
	Deaths	409	377	397	415	391	445	428	475	482
	Rate	212.0	189.7	173.4	177.0	162.1	178.7	152.5	161.7	148.6

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant. See Technical Notes for further details.