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Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 2000 to 2009

Intestine Waiting List

Gender Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 246 319 348 354 392 449 482 495 461 447
Deaths 27 44 53 47 56 58 54 50 28 27
Rate 256.5 320.7 325.1 305.3 328.7 331.8 268.9 239.9 131.2 129.9
Female Patients 109 152 153 153 192 214 228 212 204 196
Deaths 11 19 25 20 22 19 25 24 10 13
Rate 230.9 292.2 336.9 306.4 270.9 220.3 275.9 273.5 114.1 153.3
Male Patients 137 167 195 201 200 235 254 283 257 251
Deaths 16 25 28 27 34 39 29 26 18 14
Rate 277.7 346.4 315.2 304.4 381.4 440.4 263.2 215.6 143.2 113.7


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

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.