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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

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	1,751	1,736	1,718	1,627	1,586	1,522	1,486	1,505	1,586	1,637
	Deaths	171	185	157	143	132	131	116	101	124	118
	Rate	193.4	210.2	184.5	174.1	168.0	180.1	169.2	152.4	186.7	167.9
Male	Patients	5,435	5,403	5,189	4,890	4,611	4,354	4,343	4,259	4,321	4,453
	Deaths	515	534	474	444	394	340	325	275	320	295
	Rate	172.6	175.8	162.0	164.8	157.6	150.0	153.8	140.5	166.1	143.0

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.