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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

Blood Type 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
A Patients 1,329 1,308 1,274 1,238 1,319 1,332 1,292 1,239 1,244 1,194
Deaths 55 68 72 62 77 69 64 73 64 55
Rate 77.3 90.4 102.9 89.6 107.9 96.0 90.0 102.9 91.5 81.8
AB Patients 105 105 109 111 110 123 126 98 122 118
Deaths 8 8 4 6 3 5 5 4 5 3
Rate 146.1 161.6 74.1 122.9 54.8 84.0 85.7 78.6 86.1 46.8
B Patients 504 543 528 518 515 487 510 477 462 492
Deaths 26 32 28 36 38 31 38 28 21 15
Rate 85.7 98.3 82.8 108.2 118.3 101.2 123.3 94.1 73.3 50.0
O Patients 1,905 2,000 2,033 2,025 1,999 2,049 2,036 1,958 1,863 1,834
Deaths 109 119 119 103 105 103 127 106 94 93
Rate 95.6 95.6 92.1 83.1 85.0 81.0 99.3 88.7 80.0 81.9


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.