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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

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 5,602 5,459 5,187 4,783 4,482 4,191 4,102 4,027 4,048 4,179
Deaths 529 545 445 397 368 340 295 249 287 270
Rate 174.0 178.3 153.9 150.0 150.8 157.0 145.3 131.6 153.3 137.8
African American Patients 977 1,008 1,027 1,029 1,001 988 1,018 1,020 1,135 1,194
Deaths 104 111 112 114 97 73 87 67 98 88
Rate 196.2 207.6 210.2 225.2 196.0 150.2 195.7 154.6 214.1 166.3
Other/Multi-race Patients 32 29 43 40 46 48 49 53 50 41
Deaths 1 4 6 8 3 4 6 6 3 6
Rate 69.1 266.7 307.8 350.2 149.4 194.7 245.6 264.0 189.8 375.7
Asian Patients 113 136 146 141 149 156 148 152 146 156
Deaths 12 11 20 14 10 16 6 8 11 8
Rate 256.3 184.9 305.0 187.3 134.7 236.7 92.5 142.5 248.9 153.1
Hispanic/Latino Patients 461 506 503 523 518 492 511 511 527 519
Deaths 40 48 48 54 48 38 47 46 45 41
Rate 170.4 192.0 180.4 205.5 188.5 150.3 201.0 214.6 224.9 197.9
Unknown Patients 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *


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.