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Table 9.3

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

Liver Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Total	Patients	23,366	25,483	26,086	25,655	26,305	26,545	26,660	26,471	26,370	25,912
	Deaths	2,018	2,328	2,162	2,094	2,165	2,142	1,990	1,829	1,787	1,723
	Rate	136.2	137.9	129.9	128.7	131.3	130.2	122.4	114.4	114.2	113.1
Female	Patients	9,760	10,585	10,747	10,453	10,536	10,446	10,515	10,328	10,245	10,002
	Deaths	790	965	893	842	859	840	832	750	728	747
	Rate	124.7	134.1	125.1	121.8	124.0	123.6	124.3	115.7	115.9	123.4
Male	Patients	13,606	14,898	15,339	15,202	15,769	16,099	16,145	16,143	16,125	15,910
	Deaths	1,228	1,363	1,269	1,252	1,306	1,302	1,158	1,079	1,059	976
	Rate	144.8	140.7	133.4	133.7	136.6	134.9	121.0	113.5	113.1	106.3

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.