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Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Age This Year Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 3,843 3,956 3,944 3,892 3,943 3,991 3,964 3,772 3,691 3,638
Deaths 198 227 223 207 223 208 234 211 184 166
Rate 89.6 95.7 93.6 89.5 95.9 88.3 99.3 93.7 82.9 76.4
<1 Year Patients - - - - - 1 1 1 1 -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - - - - * * * * -
1-5 Years Patients 3 2 1 - 1 1 7 4 2 7
Deaths 2 - - - - 1 3 1 - 2
Rate * * * - * * * * * *
6-11 Years Patients - - 1 3 - 2 - 1 1 5
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate - - * * - * - * * *
12-17 Years Patients 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 1
Deaths - - 1 1 - - 1 - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *
18-34 Years Patients 882 897 867 824 751 737 681 663 667 659
Deaths 31 34 32 37 31 36 33 30 26 30
Rate 63.8 65.8 63.3 81.4 74.0 90.1 86.8 79.7 70.8 78.4
35-49 Years Patients 2,343 2,360 2,355 2,319 2,362 2,390 2,296 2,158 2,133 2,093
Deaths 123 136 132 124 129 127 132 113 108 100
Rate 89.3 95.2 91.8 88.4 92.0 90.2 95.9 86.9 82.9 80.3
50-64 Years Patients 605 687 705 731 813 842 956 933 877 861
Deaths 40 57 56 44 60 44 64 67 50 34
Rate 118.2 136.1 129.8 97.8 121.5 82.3 108.8 117.7 92.5 63.8
65+ Years Patients 9 9 13 14 15 15 20 9 9 12
Deaths 2 - 2 1 3 - 1 - - -
Rate * * 254.1 164.9 303.9 - 99.3 * * -


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.