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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

Lung Diagnosis Group 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
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease Patients 2,268 2,349 2,312 2,331 2,283 2,081 1,873 1,798 1,575 1,559
Deaths 156 143 138 139 134 101 85 72 49 48
Rate 103.0 91.9 88.4 89.1 85.6 72.5 71.9 69.7 55.5 57.2
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease Patients 653 686 664 685 680 661 574 494 336 314
Deaths 60 80 51 63 42 36 34 36 29 25
Rate 119.9 152.0 96.5 116.1 75.3 68.1 75.2 102.6 125.3 131.6
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders Patients 824 821 805 796 812 734 684 620 521 550
Deaths 100 96 87 80 84 70 34 53 46 40
Rate 185.7 173.1 157.9 146.3 155.5 142.6 80.3 143.3 160.0 162.2
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease Patients 1,178 1,329 1,435 1,569 1,727 1,690 1,580 1,668 1,605 1,668
Deaths 172 191 222 194 227 184 142 149 135 148
Rate 243.7 236.6 250.9 200.7 217.4 190.0 181.1 211.7 219.0 261.8
Group E: Age Less Than 12 Patients 114 107 103 90 94 89 80 86 74 78
Deaths 13 12 15 3 7 6 5 8 10 5
Rate 182.8 172.4 228.2 50.4 123.3 108.1 99.5 154.8 214.0 122.1
Other Diagnosis Patients 101 78 77 73 49 12 7 9 6 6
Deaths 18 10 16 10 18 2 - - - -
Rate 278.4 199.3 303.6 268.1 727.4 289.2 * * * *


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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