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Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	Patients	2,891	3,334	3,849	3,961	3,949	3,895	3,946	3,993	3,968	3,780
	Deaths	108	169	198	227	223	208	223	208	233	211
	Rate	70.2	93.8	89.4	95.5	93.5	89.8	95.8	88.2	98.6	93.3
Female	Patients	1,212	1,402	1,668	1,688	1,711	1,717	1,684	1,654	1,623	1,578
	Deaths	63	72	90	93	92	100	118	79	91	100
	Rate	98.0	95.1	94.0	89.5	86.3	94.2	115.2	78.9	92.5	102.8
Male	Patients	1,679	1,932	2,181	2,273	2,238	2,178	2,262	2,339	2,345	2,202
	Deaths	45	97	108	134	131	108	105	129	142	111
	Rate	50.3	92.8	85.9	100.1	99.3	86.1	80.6	95.0	103.0	86.2

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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