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Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 60,483 64,112 68,122 71,764 76,754 82,276 88,624 94,559 99,663 105,109
Deaths 3,131 3,369 3,734 3,864 4,040 4,149 4,455 4,453 4,647 4,686
Rate 73.9 73.6 76.9 75.2 73.5 70.7 70.5 65.0 63.5 60.7
A Patients 18,090 19,131 20,188 21,147 22,677 24,407 26,418 28,175 29,786 31,402
Deaths 929 977 1,048 1,165 1,146 1,134 1,351 1,323 1,324 1,369
Rate 78.0 76.2 77.2 81.9 74.9 69.3 75.9 67.8 63.6 62.1
AB Patients 1,811 1,961 2,106 2,204 2,355 2,596 2,856 3,040 3,161 3,389
Deaths 76 86 101 114 138 106 147 109 143 151
Rate 70.1 70.3 76.7 80.9 92.1 64.7 83.5 54.9 67.1 67.3
B Patients 9,697 10,312 10,950 11,593 12,358 13,173 14,014 14,902 15,730 16,534
Deaths 488 574 614 633 657 711 701 743 724 727
Rate 68.1 74.2 75.3 72.7 71.1 72.3 67.4 66.5 61.0 58.0
O Patients 30,885 32,708 34,878 36,820 39,364 42,100 45,336 48,442 50,986 53,784
Deaths 1,638 1,732 1,971 1,952 2,099 2,198 2,256 2,278 2,456 2,439
Rate 73.7 72.2 77.2 72.1 72.6 71.2 67.8 63.5 64.1 60.4


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.