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Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Waitlist Center State Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Patients 347 328 299 290 260 260 224 207 182 157
Deaths 55 46 42 42 20 29 28 21 22 15
Rate 242.6 223.7 203.5 210.0 109.1 162.7 181.5 153.5 195.3 154.8
Alabama Patients 17 17 10 8 9 10 8 13 13 8
Deaths 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - 1
Rate 78.0 100.1 253.6 * * 141.7 * - - *
Arizona Patients 12 13 8 3 4 3 - 1 2 3
Deaths 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1
Rate 181.7 - * * * * - * * *
California Patients 72 53 36 31 37 34 34 35 36 32
Deaths 15 6 6 1 3 4 4 2 2 3
Rate 330.5 162.3 226.4 42.5 124.1 194.5 169.6 86.9 101.6 197.3
Colorado Patients 4 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 3 2
Deaths - - - - - - - 1 1 -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
Connecticut Patients 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 -
Deaths - - - - - - - - 1 -
Rate * * * * * * * * * -
Florida Patients 13 17 19 26 23 31 23 9 8 7
Deaths 4 4 5 6 3 2 3 2 - 1
Rate 584.7 384.9 423.6 435.7 196.5 106.2 268.9 * * *
Georgia Patients 1 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 -
Deaths - - 1 1 - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * -
Illinois Patients 1 1 4 10 9 7 5 3 4 5
Deaths - - - 2 1 - 1 - 1 -
Rate * * * 334.1 * * * * * *
Kentucky Patients 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
Deaths 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
Rate * * * * * * * * * -
Massachusetts Patients 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * - - - - - - -
Maryland Patients 9 13 11 11 12 8 11 7 4 7
Deaths 1 1 2 - 3 1 1 - - -
Rate * 132.2 209.8 - 335.9 * 159.0 * * *
Michigan Patients 2 3 1 - 1 - - - - -
Deaths - 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Rate * * * - * - - - - -
Minnesota Patients 19 21 23 31 26 26 17 15 9 9
Deaths 3 4 1 3 1 3 1 - 1 -
Rate 350.7 296.4 51.3 130.5 54.9 175.7 71.0 - * *
Missouri Patients 28 32 33 30 24 23 24 28 24 20
Deaths 4 3 4 6 4 2 2 4 1 -
Rate 199.9 143.6 159.9 256.9 207.6 108.0 104.0 191.6 47.3 -
North Carolina Patients 31 34 34 33 24 21 17 11 7 4
Deaths 4 7 3 5 - 3 2 2 - -
Rate 179.7 357.6 143.7 226.1 - 186.3 155.5 223.5 * *
New York Patients 25 21 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 4
Deaths 7 1 1 1 - - 1 - - -
Rate 424.0 64.2 * * * * * * * *
Ohio Patients 4 4 4 5 4 2 5 9 9 1
Deaths 1 - - - - - 2 2 3 -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
Oregon Patients 4 1 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 2 1 - - - - - - - -
Rate * * - - - - - - - -
Pennsylvania Patients 66 60 67 63 54 59 44 44 36 36
Deaths 8 12 9 12 2 9 5 6 8 5
Rate 211.0 318.4 191.2 270.7 52.5 233.1 141.7 212.4 326.9 301.6
Tennessee Patients 10 7 6 2 1 2 5 2 1 1
Deaths 2 - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Rate 355.3 * * * * * * * * *
Texas Patients 9 9 8 10 10 10 9 10 12 13
Deaths - 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3
Rate * * * 348.0 156.5 300.6 * 170.4 250.3 324.3
Utah Patients 1 - - - - - - - - -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * - - - - - - - - -
Virginia Patients 4 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 - -
Deaths - 2 1 - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * - -
Washington Patients 1 - 1 - - - 1 2 4 4
Deaths - - - - - - - 1 - 1
Rate * - * - - - * * * *
Wisconsin Patients 5 4 10 8 4 5 4 2 1 1
Deaths - 2 3 2 - 1 2 - - -
Rate * * 1,322.6 * * * * * * *


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.

Collection of both a heart and a lung diagnosis began in 2005. Please see Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

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



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