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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

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	2,774	2,920	3,034	3,017	3,091	3,159	2,918	2,666	2,545	2,192
	Deaths	327	276	292	279	265	275	229	174	174	155
	Rate	177.2	137.8	141.0	132.2	122.6	124.3	113.8	100.2	114.7	122.2
Male	Patients	2,094	2,221	2,340	2,382	2,458	2,491	2,351	2,132	2,131	1,927
	Deaths	272	243	240	250	224	237	169	126	143	111
	Rate	209.3	173.8	160.4	162.6	143.9	149.9	117.9	108.3	142.8	137.1

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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