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Table 12.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1999 to 2008

Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Patients 4,868 5,141 5,374 5,399 5,549 5,650 5,269 4,798 4,676 4,119
Deaths 599 519 532 529 489 512 398 300 317 266
Rate 190.5 152.6 149.1 145.0 131.5 135.0 115.5 103.5 125.9 128.0
<1 Year Patients 8 5 4 5 5 1 3 1 4 6
Deaths 3 - 2 2 1 - - - 1 -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 32 24 28 31 25 31 27 22 24 21
Deaths 7 4 6 4 1 3 2 2 3 5
Rate 516.6 318.7 384.7 238.2 61.5 172.0 138.8 184.1 302.6 416.2
6-11 Years Patients 70 85 75 67 60 62 59 57 58 47
Deaths 10 9 4 9 1 4 4 3 4 5
Rate 239.0 159.5 74.4 187.0 23.6 102.6 98.8 76.3 96.7 151.1
12-17 Years Patients 175 161 174 176 160 173 158 146 128 113
Deaths 26 16 16 22 20 13 14 12 13 4
Rate 228.8 158.7 136.1 168.1 181.9 108.9 125.3 123.9 162.9 53.5
18-34 Years Patients 849 850 866 831 820 835 738 666 618 491
Deaths 131 105 105 85 78 82 77 40 54 45
Rate 230.2 181.2 177.5 148.9 133.8 144.3 154.3 94.5 149.8 175.3
35-49 Years Patients 1,321 1,452 1,454 1,451 1,430 1,407 1,303 1,093 946 779
Deaths 145 131 126 134 120 113 85 59 49 54
Rate 160.7 131.6 122.2 129.3 117.1 109.9 89.7 78.1 83.4 119.9
50-64 Years Patients 2,234 2,388 2,564 2,583 2,734 2,807 2,582 2,369 2,320 2,023
Deaths 252 221 242 239 234 255 184 151 150 118
Rate 180.5 143.9 147.8 142.3 132.8 139.5 113.9 111.3 123.8 117.8
65+ Years Patients 179 176 209 255 315 334 399 444 578 639
Deaths 25 33 31 34 34 42 32 33 43 35
Rate 233.9 282.0 256.5 206.2 190.5 218.3 147.7 151.9 189.5 140.8


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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.



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