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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

Blood Type 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
A Patients 113 106 104 90 85 79 79 74 63 64
Deaths 19 10 12 8 10 7 7 5 7 8
Rate 285.6 133.8 166.0 129.2 173.4 132.9 135.9 111.2 179.7 235.7
AB Patients 15 14 11 10 7 4 8 2 3 7
Deaths 1 5 2 2 - - 2 - - -
Rate 94.4 760.4 371.9 457.9 * * * * * *
B Patients 27 25 31 28 31 20 17 16 15 10
Deaths 4 4 7 1 4 3 - 5 2 2
Rate 241.6 302.0 389.9 47.9 211.8 190.8 - 662.6 303.0 505.8
O Patients 171 154 144 132 137 121 103 90 76 68
Deaths 24 23 21 9 15 18 12 12 6 8
Rate 215.4 205.9 201.2 94.0 153.5 214.9 169.2 202.9 121.7 196.7


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.