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Table 6.3

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

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Age This Year Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 498 614 663 699 791 850 897 960 965 908
Deaths 7 19 13 19 25 33 26 38 30 27
Rate 25.6 55.2 33.8 46.1 53.2 65.5 47.7 65.3 53.1 48.3
<1 Year Patients 3 4 8 4 6 17 25 26 17 19
Deaths - 1 - - 1 3 - 2 2 1
Rate * * * * * 1,049.6 - 364.9 868.6 304.4
1-5 Years Patients 5 22 20 30 33 49 79 106 111 91
Deaths - 4 3 4 2 15 15 14 11 6
Rate * 844.9 584.3 706.3 298.5 1,018.5 517.0 310.5 250.5 157.2
6-11 Years Patients 5 2 5 3 3 5 8 10 12 13
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * - - -
12-17 Years Patients 7 10 8 8 8 5 11 12 8 15
Deaths - 1 - - - 1 1 - - 1
Rate * 154.3 * * * * 212.2 - * 98.9
18-34 Years Patients 135 150 137 135 170 191 173 172 180 156
Deaths 3 1 3 5 6 6 1 7 6 5
Rate 42.4 12.0 40.0 67.7 60.5 55.5 9.8 71.3 58.7 55.4
35-49 Years Patients 264 339 379 403 424 417 415 414 396 367
Deaths 4 6 3 6 10 3 8 8 6 4
Rate 26.4 30.4 12.5 23.4 37.2 11.0 29.5 28.8 24.0 16.4
50-64 Years Patients 79 85 102 111 142 162 180 212 232 238
Deaths - 5 4 4 5 5 1 7 5 9
Rate - 99.9 72.5 59.4 59.0 50.2 7.9 48.9 33.5 56.6
65+ Years Patients - 2 4 5 5 4 6 8 9 9
Deaths - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1
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.

(-) = None in category.

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