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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

Gender 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
Female Patients 25,430 26,968 28,640 30,102 32,066 34,099 36,480 39,025 41,097 43,224
Deaths 1,367 1,428 1,611 1,577 1,728 1,705 1,841 1,798 1,976 1,882
Rate 76.2 73.4 78.3 72.2 74.1 69.1 69.8 62.6 64.5 58.5
Male Patients 35,053 37,144 39,482 41,662 44,688 48,177 52,144 55,534 58,566 61,885
Deaths 1,764 1,941 2,123 2,287 2,312 2,444 2,614 2,655 2,671 2,804
Rate 72.1 73.8 75.9 77.3 73.1 71.9 71.0 66.7 62.8 62.3


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.