Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 7,303 8,744 10,299 11,482 12,484 12,882 12,650 12,837 12,949 12,972
Deaths 663 830 1,008 1,052 1,185 1,110 1,058 1,102 1,079 990
Rate 157.4 157.3 155.6 138.9 138.6 130.4 128.2 132.3 130.7 120.7
A Patients 5,364 6,344 7,529 8,489 9,206 9,346 9,212 9,619 9,810 9,860
Deaths 417 528 715 666 802 724 738 775 793 690
Rate 146.0 148.0 161.5 127.6 133.6 122.7 126.1 128.2 130.3 114.1
B Patients 1,701 2,057 2,462 2,708 3,013 3,070 3,037 3,109 3,080 3,118
Deaths 150 159 236 238 276 274 230 221 221 213
Rate 171.8 140.9 164.6 143.4 143.1 143.7 122.5 118.4 116.8 113.0
AB Patients 515 587 677 716 821 851 804 798 815 861
Deaths 44 48 63 65 59 53 66 54 40 42
Rate 188.1 166.3 177.4 161.9 125.1 114.2 148.7 128.2 94.2 97.2


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.