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1946 1950 1955 1369 1965
Figure 2. M S in Iceland. Definite and probable cases. Number of new cases 1946-1965:
78. (I) Annual incidence per 100,000 total population and (II) annual incidence per
100,000 population at risk (Risk rate) — 5 year moving averages.
TABLE9
M S annual incidence per 100,000 in Iceland.
Definite and probable cases in 1956-19651)
Age at onset (years)
10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 10-59
Males
Number of new patients 1 6 3 4 1 15
Population 1 Dec. 1960-) 16,791 11,723 11,454 9,350 7,640 56,958
Rate per 100,000 per year 0.60 5.12 2.62 4.28 1.31 2.63
Females
Number of new patients 1 6(7) 9 3(4) 0(1) 19(22)-)
Population 1 Dec. 1960-) 15,920 11,281 11,063 9,197 7,415 54,876
Rate per 100,000 per year 0.63 5.32(6.21) 8.14 3.26(4.35) 0.00(1.35) 3.46(4.01)
Both sexes
Rate per 100,000 per year 0.61 5.22(5.65) 5.33 3.77(4.31) 0.66(1.33) 3.04(3.31):i)
1) Last day of collection of cases 31 Dec. 1972.
2) Population figures from the National Census 1960.
3) Figures in brackets include possible cases too.