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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

Waitlist Center State 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
Alabama Patients 17 10 8 9 10 8 13 13 8 6
Deaths 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - 1 -
Rate 100.1 253.6 * * 141.7 * - - * *
Arizona Patients 13 8 3 4 3 - 1 2 3 3
Deaths - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 -
Rate - * * * * - * * * *
California Patients 52 36 31 37 34 34 35 36 32 24
Deaths 6 6 1 3 4 4 2 2 3 -
Rate 166.5 226.4 42.5 124.1 194.5 169.6 86.9 101.6 197.3 -
Colorado Patients 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 3 2 2
Deaths - - - - - - 1 1 - 1
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
Connecticut Patients 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 - -
Deaths - - - - - - - 1 - -
Rate * * * * * * * * - -
Florida Patients 17 18 25 22 30 22 9 8 7 8
Deaths 4 5 6 3 2 3 2 - 1 2
Rate 385.0 423.7 446.6 200.9 108.1 274.0 * * * *
Georgia Patients 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - -
Deaths - 1 1 - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * - -
Illinois Patients 1 4 10 9 7 5 3 4 5 5
Deaths - - 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
Rate * * 334.1 * * * * * * *
Kentucky Patients 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Deaths - - - - - - - 1 - -
Rate * * * * * * * * - -
Massachusetts Patients 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * - - - - - - - -
Maryland Patients 13 11 11 12 8 11 7 4 7 2
Deaths 1 2 - 3 1 1 - - - 1
Rate 132.2 209.8 - 337.5 * 159.0 * * * *
Michigan Patients 3 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Deaths 1 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Rate * * - * - - - - - -
Minnesota Patients 21 23 31 26 26 17 15 9 9 7
Deaths 5 1 3 1 3 1 - 1 - 2
Rate 370.5 51.3 130.5 56.2 175.7 71.0 - * * *
Missouri Patients 32 33 30 24 23 24 28 24 20 21
Deaths 3 4 6 4 2 2 4 1 - -
Rate 143.6 159.9 256.9 207.6 108.0 104.0 191.6 47.3 - -
North Carolina Patients 34 34 33 24 21 17 11 7 4 2
Deaths 7 3 5 - 3 2 2 - - -
Rate 357.6 143.7 226.1 - 186.3 155.5 223.5 * * *
New York Patients 21 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 6
Deaths 2 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1
Rate 124.7 * * * * * * * * *
Ohio Patients 4 5 6 5 3 6 9 9 1 10
Deaths - - - - - 2 2 3 - 1
Rate * * * * * * * * * 337.7
Oregon Patients 1 - - - - - - - - -
Deaths 1 - - - - - - - - -
Rate * - - - - - - - - -
Pennsylvania Patients 59 67 63 54 59 44 44 36 36 23
Deaths 12 9 12 2 9 5 6 8 5 6
Rate 318.6 191.5 270.7 52.5 233.1 141.7 212.4 326.9 301.6 547.9
Tennessee Patients 7 6 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 1
Deaths - 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
Texas Patients 9 8 10 10 10 9 10 12 13 26
Deaths 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 3
Rate * * 348.0 156.6 300.6 * 170.5 250.3 324.3 327.4
Virginia Patients 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 - - -
Deaths 2 1 - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * - - -
Washington Patients - 1 - - - 1 2 4 4 3
Deaths - - - - - - 1 - 1 -
Rate - * - - - * * * * *
Wisconsin Patients 4 10 8 4 5 4 2 1 1 -
Deaths 2 3 2 - 1 2 - - - -
Rate * 1,322.6 * * * * * * * -


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.