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Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	Patients	3,334	3,849	3,961	3,948	3,895	3,946	3,994	3,966	3,775	3,695
	Deaths	169	198	227	223	208	223	208	233	211	183
	Rate	93.8	89.4	95.5	93.5	89.8	95.8	88.2	98.7	93.6	82.3
Female	Patients	1,401	1,667	1,687	1,709	1,716	1,684	1,654	1,623	1,576	1,529
	Deaths	72	90	93	92	100	118	79	91	100	77
	Rate	95.2	94.1	89.6	86.3	94.3	115.2	78.9	92.6	103.0	79.6
Male	Patients	1,933	2,182	2,274	2,239	2,179	2,262	2,340	2,343	2,199	2,166
	Deaths	97	108	134	131	108	105	129	142	111	106
	Rate	92.7	85.9	100.0	99.2	86.1	80.6	95.0	103.1	86.4	84.4

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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