Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Gender 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
Female Patients 6,408 7,457 8,777 9,768 10,596 10,772 10,471 10,550 10,485 10,567
Deaths 527 663 820 789 962 893 841 850 834 806
Rate 146.8 149.6 150.9 124.3 133.2 124.3 120.7 121.6 121.3 118.4
Male Patients 8,475 10,275 12,190 13,627 14,928 15,377 15,232 15,813 16,169 16,244
Deaths 747 902 1,202 1,232 1,360 1,268 1,251 1,302 1,299 1,129
Rate 162.8 154.7 165.5 144.9 139.8 132.1 132.3 134.6 132.8 115.7


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.