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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

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	2,556	2,774	2,920	3,034	3,017	3,091	3,159	2,919	2,669	2,549
	Deaths	281	327	276	292	279	265	274	229	171	174
	Rate	171.0	177.2	137.8	141.0	132.2	122.6	123.8	113.7	98.3	114.5
Male	Patients	1,971	2,094	2,222	2,340	2,382	2,458	2,491	2,350	2,132	2,129
	Deaths	237	272	243	240	250	224	238	168	124	143
	Rate	204.8	209.3	173.8	160.4	162.6	143.9	150.5	117.2	106.7	142.8

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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