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Table 6.3

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

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	Patients	482	498	616	665	702	791	850	897	957	966
	Deaths	9	7	19	13	19	25	33	26	37	30
	Rate	35.4	25.6	54.9	33.6	46.0	53.2	65.5	47.6	63.5	53.0
Female	Patients	251	261	333	374	386	442	471	493	522	526
	Deaths	5	6	9	4	9	15	12	12	19	14
	Rate	40.0	41.7	48.5	18.1	39.0	56.1	40.3	38.5	56.2	44.1
Male	Patients	231	237	283	291	316	349	379	404	435	440
	Deaths	4	1	10	9	10	10	21	14	18	16
	Rate	30.9	7.7	62.4	54.2	54.9	49.3	101.7	59.9	73.6	64.5

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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