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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

Blood Type 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
A Patients 2,610 2,528 2,500 2,274 2,133 2,003 1,997 1,984 2,021 2,136
Deaths 246 216 207 177 169 129 137 107 141 133
Rate 194.2 170.4 168.8 156.7 164.8 142.7 164.5 134.2 174.3 152.0
AB Patients 224 239 181 177 180 170 183 182 170 174
Deaths 16 24 20 17 19 8 16 15 7 9
Rate 204.7 295.8 325.4 280.9 328.4 158.3 303.7 335.5 178.7 204.6
B Patients 785 782 761 741 696 666 668 679 690 710
Deaths 62 79 79 64 53 45 47 41 48 46
Rate 160.6 210.6 212.6 188.0 158.0 155.4 168.6 156.4 191.1 171.2
O Patients 3,567 3,590 3,465 3,325 3,188 3,037 2,981 2,919 3,026 3,070
Deaths 362 400 325 329 285 289 241 213 248 225
Rate 169.4 182.4 153.5 165.8 152.7 165.2 147.5 140.6 166.3 142.6


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.