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Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
Blood Type		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	Patients	57,058	60,540	64,162	68,168	71,793	76,806	82,336	88,685	94,622	99,750
	Deaths	3,318	3,125	3,368	3,731	3,858	4,040	4,143	4,454	4,456	4,638
	Rate	84.0	73.6	73.5	76.8	75.0	73.4	70.5	70.4	65.0	63.3
A	Patients	17,197	18,107	19,141	20,197	21,159	22,688	24,421	26,433	28,196	29,808
	Deaths	952	928	976	1,050	1,164	1,145	1,134	1,350	1,321	1,319
	Rate	85.4	77.8	76.1	77.3	81.8	74.7	69.3	75.8	67.7	63.2
AB	Patients	1,755	1,813	1,962	2,109	2,204	2,357	2,597	2,856	3,040	3,163
	Deaths	110	75	85	100	114	138	106	146	109	143
	Rate	107.1	69.1	69.4	75.9	80.9	92.1	64.7	82.9	54.9	67.0
B	Patients	9,159	9,709	10,322	10,963	11,598	12,372	13,184	14,026	14,916	15,749
	Deaths	570	487	574	612	631	658	708	700	745	727
	Rate	85.6	67.9	74.1	74.9	72.4	71.1	71.9	67.2	66.5	61.0
O	Patients	28,947	30,911	32,737	34,899	36,832	39,389	42,134	45,370	48,470	51,030
	Deaths	1,686	1,635	1,733	1,969	1,949	2,099	2,195	2,258	2,281	2,449
	Rate	81.6	73.4	72.2	77.1	71.9	72.6	71.1	67.9	63.5	63.8

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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