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Table 9.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1999 to 2008

Liver Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	Patients	20,965	23,390	25,517	26,131	25,677	26,330	26,585	26,695	26,503	26,407
	Deaths	2,018	2,019	2,325	2,161	2,094	2,164	2,141	1,991	1,822	1,782
	Rate	159.0	136.0	137.4	129.5	128.5	131.0	129.9	122.2	113.7	113.5
Female	Patients	8,775	9,766	10,589	10,763	10,460	10,537	10,454	10,523	10,330	10,251
	Deaths	819	790	963	892	843	857	839	833	740	724
	Rate	150.8	124.5	133.6	124.8	121.8	123.7	123.2	124.3	113.9	115.0
Male	Patients	12,190	13,624	14,928	15,368	15,217	15,793	16,131	16,172	16,173	16,156
	Deaths	1,199	1,229	1,362	1,269	1,251	1,307	1,302	1,158	1,082	1,058
	Rate	165.2	144.6	140.2	133.0	133.4	136.3	134.6	120.7	113.5	112.6

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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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