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Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 5,138 5,370 5,396 5,544 5,645 5,267 4,798 4,675 4,117 4,175
Deaths 519 532 529 489 512 399 300 318 269 266
Rate 152.8 149.3 145.2 131.7 135.1 115.9 103.5 126.4 129.9 141.1
<1 Year Patients 5 4 5 5 1 3 1 4 6 5
Deaths - 2 2 1 - - - 1 - 1
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 24 28 31 25 31 27 22 24 21 28
Deaths 4 6 4 1 3 2 2 3 5 1
Rate 318.7 384.7 238.2 61.5 172.0 138.8 184.1 302.6 416.2 64.1
6-11 Years Patients 85 75 67 60 62 59 57 58 47 45
Deaths 9 4 9 1 4 4 3 4 5 3
Rate 159.5 74.4 187.0 23.6 102.6 98.8 76.3 96.7 151.1 122.5
12-17 Years Patients 161 174 176 159 173 158 146 128 113 117
Deaths 16 16 22 20 13 14 12 13 4 9
Rate 158.7 136.1 169.0 182.8 109.0 125.3 123.9 162.9 54.0 154.3
18-34 Years Patients 849 865 830 818 832 737 666 617 491 499
Deaths 105 105 85 78 82 77 40 54 46 42
Rate 181.8 177.8 149.3 134.3 144.8 154.4 94.6 150.0 179.4 183.3
35-49 Years Patients 1,451 1,451 1,449 1,429 1,406 1,302 1,094 947 779 695
Deaths 131 126 134 120 113 85 59 49 55 43
Rate 131.9 122.5 129.6 117.2 110.0 89.8 78.0 83.2 122.7 116.9
50-64 Years Patients 2,387 2,564 2,583 2,733 2,806 2,582 2,368 2,320 2,023 1,991
Deaths 221 242 239 234 255 185 151 151 119 126
Rate 143.9 147.9 142.3 132.9 139.5 114.5 111.4 124.8 119.3 137.9
65+ Years Patients 176 209 255 315 334 399 444 577 637 795
Deaths 33 31 34 34 42 32 33 43 35 41
Rate 282.0 256.5 206.2 190.5 218.3 147.7 151.9 190.3 141.1 148.9


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.



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