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Table 9.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1999 to 2007

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Recipient Age at Tx Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Patients 4,337 4,384 4,452 4,692 5,040 5,450 5,667 5,836 5,622
Deaths 715 675 704 672 754 754 839 797 647
Rate 189.2 174.7 178.8 159.3 167.3 153.1 164.9 150.2 125.1
<1 Year Patients 122 107 107 109 116 124 122 108 120
Deaths 23 26 17 17 12 7 10 26 10
Rate 228.6 303.5 182.5 179.3 113.8 58.9 87.6 300.7 89.7
1-5 Years Patients 115 135 136 152 140 137 150 146 147
Deaths 16 25 17 26 20 20 16 12 12
Rate 157.2 218.7 141.8 193.2 162.7 164.1 116.8 86.8 87.4
6-11 Years Patients 75 80 69 57 76 86 74 80 68
Deaths 12 3 9 5 7 8 10 5 5
Rate 187.6 38.6 147.5 94.3 99.6 100.5 151.2 65.1 78.7
12-17 Years Patients 87 95 119 112 93 104 87 98 96
Deaths 11 10 10 10 7 6 7 8 10
Rate 140.9 117.0 90.6 94.8 78.9 60.6 86.1 87.1 113.5
18-34 Years Patients 275 250 282 258 290 312 328 317 323
Deaths 32 42 40 27 44 57 36 33 28
Rate 129.6 193.4 161.0 113.9 174.4 214.1 120.0 112.9 92.5
35-49 Years Patients 1,627 1,559 1,393 1,494 1,434 1,406 1,351 1,304 1,167
Deaths 245 215 203 191 211 176 169 140 116
Rate 170.3 154.1 162.9 139.9 164.1 137.1 137.2 114.5 106.5
50-64 Years Patients 1,731 1,832 2,044 2,173 2,463 2,766 2,989 3,238 3,124
Deaths 303 287 331 344 366 379 474 469 385
Rate 202.6 178.3 182.5 178.2 165.6 150.9 177.5 160.5 134.7
65+ Years Patients 305 326 302 337 428 515 566 545 577
Deaths 73 67 77 52 87 101 117 104 81
Rate 288.0 239.4 313.2 174.0 234.3 228.6 240.9 218.1 155.6


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

(-) = None in category.

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

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant. See Technical Notes for further details.



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