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Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Age This Year Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 7,186 7,139 6,907 6,517 6,197 5,876 5,829 5,764 5,907 6,090
Deaths 686 719 631 587 526 471 441 376 444 413
Rate 177.4 183.6 167.1 167.0 160.1 157.3 157.6 143.5 171.4 149.4
<1 Year Patients 102 113 120 92 124 109 120 111 160 146
Deaths 28 24 33 23 20 30 24 16 30 22
Rate 2,568.6 1,522.7 1,991.9 1,964.2 1,216.3 2,464.6 1,866.3 1,399.1 1,360.7 1,193.3
1-5 Years Patients 234 249 252 234 225 216 217 251 277 279
Deaths 33 40 29 31 26 21 16 29 39 29
Rate 346.7 415.2 268.9 298.6 296.1 249.4 204.9 356.0 441.6 336.1
6-11 Years Patients 117 95 128 143 137 141 140 144 141 140
Deaths 6 10 15 13 11 15 8 7 11 7
Rate 113.8 230.5 319.1 209.0 176.0 226.7 119.9 101.3 176.2 104.3
12-17 Years Patients 179 180 171 178 171 192 187 174 170 179
Deaths 18 21 20 19 13 15 12 6 12 8
Rate 270.7 308.8 307.2 366.8 225.2 240.3 201.8 97.6 218.9 144.4
18-34 Years Patients 517 571 587 604 630 625 591 572 582 615
Deaths 51 56 60 48 48 53 43 28 43 37
Rate 199.6 197.2 201.1 156.8 146.4 170.6 154.2 110.2 155.2 121.9
35-49 Years Patients 1,469 1,471 1,391 1,321 1,212 1,128 1,139 1,119 1,121 1,100
Deaths 119 128 110 95 96 77 78 67 66 68
Rate 141.7 154.3 140.6 130.4 147.5 129.0 139.7 134.0 134.3 129.2
50-64 Years Patients 3,752 3,636 3,440 3,132 2,931 2,711 2,662 2,600 2,592 2,703
Deaths 352 349 301 268 229 195 196 162 174 169
Rate 168.2 166.3 152.9 153.1 140.2 135.2 146.6 129.4 145.3 134.1
65+ Years Patients 816 824 818 813 767 754 773 793 864 928
Deaths 79 91 63 90 83 65 64 61 69 73
Rate 173.8 188.9 128.3 179.9 184.7 154.9 157.3 156.3 173.9 163.1


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.