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Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 326 299 290 260 260 224 207 182 157 149
Deaths 48 42 42 20 29 28 21 22 15 18
Rate 234.0 203.6 210.0 109.3 162.7 181.5 153.5 195.3 155.9 223.0
<1 Year Patients 1 3 1 - 2 2 1 - - -
Deaths - 1 1 - 1 1 - - - -
Rate * * * - * * * - - -
1-5 Years Patients 18 18 12 8 7 4 6 5 2 2
Deaths 6 3 3 - - - 1 2 - -
Rate 765.9 231.9 335.1 * * * * * * *
6-11 Years Patients 9 9 12 14 11 11 9 11 8 5
Deaths - 1 2 - 1 - - 1 1 -
Rate * * 223.0 - 113.0 - * 135.0 * *
12-17 Years Patients 28 33 21 18 16 18 18 10 13 10
Deaths 3 10 4 3 1 3 3 - 1 1
Rate 169.9 547.1 362.4 243.1 83.4 246.3 258.9 - 153.8 139.1
18-34 Years Patients 92 72 79 78 75 62 54 59 42 40
Deaths 11 9 14 7 8 7 9 9 4 8
Rate 186.1 160.2 252.3 131.5 151.1 174.7 246.9 249.5 163.1 385.1
35-49 Years Patients 129 120 109 90 91 78 78 56 57 50
Deaths 17 13 14 5 13 7 4 5 8 5
Rate 203.4 157.6 183.1 75.4 208.4 120.0 75.8 138.4 221.5 172.8
50-64 Years Patients 49 43 55 51 57 49 40 41 33 40
Deaths 11 5 4 5 5 10 4 5 1 4
Rate 345.3 158.0 105.2 140.5 133.0 306.8 147.8 212.6 50.7 209.5
65+ Years Patients - 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 2 2
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.

Collection of both a heart and a lung diagnosis began in 2005. Please see Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.