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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

Ethnicity/Race Year
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
White Patients 17,347 18,711 19,043 18,641 19,005 19,067 18,952 18,801 18,581 18,079
Deaths 1,433 1,649 1,536 1,491 1,566 1,517 1,358 1,313 1,244 1,188
Rate 128.7 131.5 125.3 125.3 130.4 127.7 116.1 114.7 112.3 111.5
African American Patients 1,864 2,043 2,052 1,987 2,091 2,099 2,139 2,110 2,086 2,141
Deaths 197 224 219 171 179 186 166 158 168 127
Rate 182.5 177.1 181.1 148.1 152.2 158.5 145.5 140.0 154.1 115.3
Other/Multi-race Patients 140 141 180 194 188 208 228 233 253 260
Deaths 11 14 15 16 12 14 23 17 22 21
Rate 128.0 145.2 151.6 153.1 111.9 115.5 181.2 125.0 151.8 141.8
Asian Patients 1,012 1,145 1,177 1,170 1,234 1,228 1,284 1,321 1,330 1,308
Deaths 93 107 81 80 75 73 77 66 66 65
Rate 145.2 140.1 107.1 105.7 96.4 92.5 96.9 82.0 82.4 83.8
Hispanic/Latino Patients 2,996 3,437 3,628 3,662 3,786 3,942 4,056 4,005 4,119 4,123
Deaths 284 334 311 336 333 352 366 275 287 322
Rate 151.9 150.6 133.8 142.6 138.1 141.6 146.6 111.2 113.5 126.0
Unknown Patients 7 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
Rate * * * * * * * * * *


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.