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Table 12.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1998 to 2007

Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Patients 4,527 4,868 5,142 5,374 5,399 5,549 5,650 5,269 4,801 4,678
Deaths 518 599 519 532 529 489 512 397 295 317
Rate 184.9 190.5 152.6 149.1 145.0 131.5 134.9 115.2 101.7 125.7
<1 Year Patients 10 8 5 4 5 5 1 3 1 4
Deaths 2 3 - 2 2 1 - - - 1
Rate 1,002.1 * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 38 32 24 28 31 25 31 27 22 24
Deaths 14 7 4 6 4 1 3 2 2 3
Rate 1,038.0 516.6 318.7 384.7 238.2 61.5 172.0 138.8 184.1 302.6
6-11 Years Patients 67 70 85 75 67 60 62 59 57 58
Deaths 7 10 9 4 9 1 4 4 3 4
Rate 184.0 239.0 159.5 74.4 187.0 24.1 102.6 98.8 76.3 96.7
12-17 Years Patients 173 175 161 174 176 160 173 158 146 128
Deaths 20 26 16 16 22 20 13 14 12 13
Rate 192.3 228.8 158.7 136.1 168.1 180.6 108.9 125.3 123.9 162.9
18-34 Years Patients 814 849 850 866 831 820 836 739 668 620
Deaths 98 131 105 105 85 78 83 77 37 54
Rate 178.8 230.2 181.2 177.5 148.9 133.8 145.9 154.0 87.0 149.0
35-49 Years Patients 1,270 1,321 1,453 1,454 1,451 1,430 1,407 1,303 1,096 946
Deaths 134 145 131 126 134 120 113 84 59 49
Rate 165.6 160.7 131.6 122.2 129.3 117.1 109.9 88.6 77.9 83.4
50-64 Years Patients 2,012 2,234 2,388 2,564 2,583 2,734 2,806 2,582 2,368 2,322
Deaths 224 252 221 242 239 234 254 184 149 150
Rate 186.8 180.5 143.9 147.8 142.3 132.8 138.9 113.8 109.8 123.6
65+ Years Patients 143 179 176 209 255 315 334 398 443 576
Deaths 19 25 33 31 34 34 42 32 33 43
Rate 218.2 233.9 282.0 256.5 206.2 190.5 218.3 148.4 152.6 190.4


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

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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