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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

Gender 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
Female Patients 1,669 1,689 1,711 1,719 1,683 1,654 1,620 1,576 1,526 1,582
Deaths 90 94 93 98 119 79 92 100 77 59
Rate 93.9 90.4 87.1 92.4 116.1 79.0 93.8 103.2 80.0 60.6
Male Patients 2,174 2,267 2,233 2,173 2,260 2,337 2,344 2,196 2,165 2,056
Deaths 108 133 130 109 104 129 142 111 107 107
Rate 86.3 99.8 98.8 87.1 80.0 95.2 103.2 86.5 85.2 89.2


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.