Table 5.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2006

Kidney Waiting List

Gender Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 49,208 53,325 57,070 60,555 64,183 68,199 71,826 76,856 82,422 88,877
Deaths 2,184 2,529 3,319 3,125 3,373 3,731 3,857 4,038 4,137 4,456
Rate 65.2 69.1 84.0 73.6 73.6 76.7 74.9 73.3 70.3 70.0
Female Patients 20,874 22,501 23,959 25,447 26,990 28,656 30,104 32,085 34,122 36,561
Deaths 941 1,106 1,416 1,363 1,429 1,606 1,572 1,726 1,703 1,850
Rate 65.2 70.6 84.1 75.9 73.4 78.0 71.9 73.9 68.9 69.7
Male Patients 28,334 30,824 33,111 35,108 37,193 39,543 41,722 44,771 48,300 52,316
Deaths 1,243 1,423 1,903 1,762 1,944 2,125 2,285 2,312 2,434 2,606
Rate 65.2 68.0 83.9 71.9 73.8 75.8 77.1 72.9 71.3 70.3


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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.