Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 14,883 17,732 20,967 23,395 25,524 26,149 25,703 26,363 26,654 26,811
Deaths 1,274 1,565 2,022 2,021 2,322 2,161 2,092 2,152 2,133 1,935
Rate 155.8 152.5 159.3 136.1 137.0 128.8 127.3 129.1 128.0 116.8
<1 Year Patients 124 160 163 162 156 137 136 138 146 148
Deaths 18 23 16 14 18 18 19 14 15 20
Rate 913.1 877.8 562.1 480.4 587.1 904.9 952.9 635.5 724.6 878.6
1-5 Years Patients 591 577 605 649 769 763 719 692 703 661
Deaths 67 65 61 56 83 63 47 48 61 58
Rate 250.0 236.4 212.3 171.7 192.3 155.7 125.9 135.8 188.3 213.8
6-10 Years Patients 262 295 291 298 271 287 268 279 275 300
Deaths 11 15 10 12 14 3 9 4 7 5
Rate 69.1 84.7 52.3 59.5 73.5 15.7 49.6 23.0 38.5 25.1
11-17 Years Patients 371 414 432 462 515 499 439 424 405 415
Deaths 23 22 26 17 23 17 12 13 18 20
Rate 113.3 92.4 96.9 60.0 72.1 56.2 43.4 50.5 73.1 85.7
18-34 Years Patients 1,069 1,098 1,215 1,352 1,431 1,409 1,373 1,403 1,415 1,395
Deaths 89 89 97 102 89 103 93 97 87 69
Rate 158.3 142.7 135.4 122.2 96.3 115.2 109.7 115.2 103.0 83.9
35-49 Years Patients 5,559 6,450 7,296 7,631 7,794 7,441 6,634 6,224 5,827 5,366
Deaths 422 520 586 595 685 550 481 441 419 319
Rate 135.2 137.6 132.2 122.7 132.7 115.7 113.4 112.8 116.7 97.7
50-64 Years Patients 5,759 7,262 9,049 10,646 12,095 12,905 13,411 14,292 14,789 15,242
Deaths 521 666 972 982 1,084 1,123 1,120 1,196 1,208 1,121
Rate 161.9 156.7 174.8 143.0 132.5 132.8 128.6 129.5 127.5 115.8
65+ Years Patients 1,148 1,476 1,916 2,195 2,493 2,708 2,723 2,911 3,094 3,284
Deaths 123 165 254 243 326 284 311 339 318 323
Rate 196.4 185.4 209.7 166.4 190.5 161.3 174.8 181.0 161.0 155.8


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.