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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

Patient Status 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
1A Patients 1,261 1,285 1,261 1,145 1,111 1,052 1,125 1,250 1,381 1,510
Deaths 229 226 205 166 148 148 122 107 130 109
Rate 2,078.1 2,121.7 1,982.3 1,756.9 1,611.5 1,591.3 1,479.8 988.8 852.6 572.6
1B Patients 1,181 1,173 1,027 1,043 973 1,064 1,114 1,178 1,347 1,485
Deaths 121 120 85 115 85 96 80 73 79 87
Rate 318.5 313.0 256.2 347.7 251.6 294.0 262.7 241.3 177.7 136.1
2 Patients 2,873 2,709 2,481 2,223 1,978 1,756 1,583 1,476 1,436 1,519
Deaths 150 150 148 101 108 81 52 52 75 72
Rate 77.8 79.9 85.4 69.1 87.1 78.4 56.6 56.6 81.4 76.8
Other Patients 1,871 1,972 2,138 2,106 2,135 2,004 2,007 1,860 1,743 1,576
Deaths 186 223 193 205 185 146 187 144 160 145
Rate 128.3 144.0 120.0 126.0 114.5 94.7 125.3 111.6 149.2 145.3


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.