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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

Gender 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
Female Patients 261 332 372 384 442 471 493 526 527 503
Deaths 6 9 4 8 15 12 12 20 14 14
Rate 41.8 48.7 18.2 34.7 56.1 40.3 38.6 59.1 44.0 43.4
Male Patients 237 282 291 315 349 379 404 434 438 405
Deaths 1 10 9 11 10 21 14 18 16 13
Rate 7.7 62.8 54.6 60.5 49.3 101.8 60.0 73.8 64.8 55.0


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.