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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

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 3,061 3,031 2,935 2,803 2,807 2,811 2,773 2,581 2,481 2,350
Deaths 148 175 167 142 151 142 166 146 133 103
Rate 84.2 97.2 95.6 86.1 93.4 86.9 102.3 95.8 91.0 75.7
African American Patients 485 569 610 669 674 678 678 638 649 721
Deaths 34 34 37 44 50 42 43 43 23 35
Rate 120.5 94.9 94.2 106.9 115.2 99.8 107.6 110.6 56.0 77.3
Other/Multi-race Patients 23 20 21 29 28 31 41 42 43 57
Deaths 2 2 - 2 4 1 2 3 4 3
Rate 137.9 193.5 - 110.0 234.5 52.3 77.2 111.1 130.4 77.4
Asian Patients 46 60 58 56 68 72 69 76 79 82
Deaths 3 6 2 3 2 6 2 3 3 2
Rate 113.8 158.2 54.6 95.2 49.6 130.8 42.3 60.9 61.9 35.8
Hispanic/Latino Patients 228 276 320 335 366 399 403 435 439 428
Deaths 11 10 17 16 16 17 21 16 21 23
Rate 85.7 60.6 88.4 78.9 73.5 71.7 80.2 60.9 78.8 87.2


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.