Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Patient Status 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 Patients 910 717 798 762 825 447 379 392 303 -
Deaths 206 158 175 120 135 91 75 78 56 -
Rate 9,891.7 4,541.6 4,771.3 789.6 8,319.0 5,247.3 2,118.5 757.4 7,248.6 -
1A Patients - - - - - - - - 164 387
Deaths - - - - - - - - 20 64
Rate - - - - - - - - 4,832.5 1,299.3
1B Patients - - - - - - - - 1 3
Deaths - - - - - - - - - 1
Rate - - - - - - - - * *
2 Patients 1,114 - - - - - - - - -
Deaths 174 - - - - - - - - -
Rate 2,474.3 - - - - - - - - -
2A Patients 268 1,032 1,306 1,376 1,541 243 - - - -
Deaths 43 242 320 313 382 71 - - - -
Rate 5,812.6 9,102.6 8,630.2 6,173.7 4,020.5 3,651.5 - - - -
2B Patients 858 3,324 4,927 5,376 5,630 1,445 - - - -
Deaths 85 311 563 570 587 194 - - - -
Rate 1,650.7 217.5 242.0 202.0 198.6 436.3 - - - -
3 Patients 8,238 10,237 11,339 12,947 13,845 7,585 - - - -
Deaths 444 522 581 604 704 338 - - - -
Rate 69.6 73.2 68.2 60.5 62.1 190.9 - - - -
4 Patients 1,856 - - - - - - - - -
Deaths 97 - - - - - - - - -
Rate 940.3 - - - - - - - - -
MELD 6-10 Patients - - - - - 3,089 7,331 7,271 7,299 7,462
Deaths - - - - - 104 229 220 221 215
Rate - - - - - 19.4 36.5 35.2 34.7 33.5
MELD 11-14 Patients - - - - - 3,293 6,354 6,515 6,625 6,707
Deaths - - - - - 110 315 322 349 311
Rate - - - - - 28.4 68.4 66.1 70.2 62.8
MELD 15-20 Patients - - - 1 - 3,225 4,693 4,961 5,111 5,159
Deaths - - - - - 246 447 472 446 389
Rate - - - * - 103.0 153.6 156.6 146.6 129.8
MELD 21-30 Patients - - - 1 - 1,895 2,455 2,672 2,819 2,916
Deaths - - - - - 314 441 433 426 393
Rate - - - * - 632.4 735.2 666.5 665.5 654.3
MELD 30 Patients - - - - - 921 1,095 1,336 1,397 1,327
Deaths - - - - - 371 398 454 445 390
Rate - - - - - 5,869.6 4,708.3 4,727.0 4,414.9 3,672.5
PELD <11 Patients - - - - - 403 774 752 643 500
Deaths - - - - - 5 16 9 8 5
Rate - - - - - 11.6 32.2 18.8 25.2 17.5
PELD 11-14 Patients - - - - - 66 85 99 108 101
Deaths - - - - - 1 7 3 4 5
Rate - - - - - 20.9 149.6 67.4 89.4 98.1
PELD 15-20 Patients - - - - - 100 147 129 132 137
Deaths - - - - - 15 11 12 9 12
Rate - - - - - 395.4 214.3 245.5 172.9 232.9
PELD 21-30 Patients - - - - - 111 122 127 135 128
Deaths - - - - - 18 18 18 18 21
Rate - - - - - 608.4 469.3 402.5 380.9 601.9
PELD 30 Patients - - - - - 40 53 54 56 57
Deaths - - - - - 13 7 10 17 20
Rate - - - - - 1,870.1 406.7 706.7 2,354.8 2,469.6
HCC T1 Patients - - - - - 125 124 79 37 31
Deaths - - - - - 5 3 6 3 3
Rate - - - - - 67.8 47.8 163.7 139.9 141.5
HCC T2 Patients - - - - - 465 613 710 764 851
Deaths - - - - - 10 31 37 37 31
Rate - - - - - 78.6 182.5 198.3 152.2 109.8
Other Exceptions Patients - - - - - 82 180 179 249 287
Deaths - - - - - 5 16 19 19 27
Rate - - - - - 87.3 163.7 147.2 118.7 150.4
Other Status Patients 1,639 2,422 2,597 2,932 3,683 2,614 1,298 1,087 811 758
Deaths 225 332 383 414 514 250 78 59 55 48
Rate 145.3 199.6 212.6 208.5 201.1 162.5 80.9 74.4 85.2 82.3


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.