| Gender | Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Total | Patients | 315 | 469 | 770 | 1,026 | 1,218 | 1,324 | 1,490 | 1,432 | 1,400 | 1,345 |
| Deaths | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 20 | |
| Rate | 31.3 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 24.9 | 19.1 | 27.7 | 24.5 | 31.0 | 21.6 | |
| Female | Patients | 137 | 203 | 340 | 438 | 514 | 569 | 656 | 653 | 627 | 588 |
| Deaths | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
| Rate | 29.8 | 11.7 | 18.1 | 29.0 | 22.6 | 24.9 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 32.4 | 17.3 | |
| Male | Patients | 178 | 266 | 430 | 588 | 704 | 755 | 834 | 779 | 773 | 757 |
| Deaths | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | |
| Rate | 32.4 | 35.0 | 32.8 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 14.6 | 28.6 | 24.1 | 29.8 | 24.9 | |