Table 1 The characteristics of worldwide incidence (per 100,000 children/yr) of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus.

From: Climates on incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in 72 countries

Regions and Centers

Study periods

Age-group (years old)

Main climate type

Boy*

Girl*

Total

References

case (n)

Incidence

case (n)

Incidence

case (n)

Incidence

Africa

Algeria

Oran

1980–1989

0–14

    

505

8.1

44

1990

0–14

 

9

4.4

14

7

23

5.7 (3.62–5.82)

4

1979–1988

0–14

    

4.7

  

45

1990–1999

0–14

  

7.7

 

9.6

 

8.6 (7.6–9.8)

46

Libya

Benghazi

1981–1990

0–19

121

8.3 (6.9–10.0)

130

9.2 (7.7–11.0)

251

8.8 (7.8–10.0)

47

1991–1999

0–14

  

7.8

 

10.3

 

9 (8.0–10.2)

46

Mauritius

1986–1990

0–14

 

1.8

 

2.4

 

2.1

48

1990–1994

0–14

 

10

1.3

11

1.5

21

1.4 (0.83–2.07)

4

Sudan

1991–1995

0–14

    

534

10.1 (9.0–12.8)

49

Khartoum

  

    

196

31.8 (28.4–35.2)

50

Gezira

1990

0–14

17

5.6

12

4.4

29

5(3.74–6.54)

4

 Sultanate of Oman

1993

0–14

 

3.23

 

1.99

 

2.45

51

1994

0–14

  

2.91

 

1.95

 

2.62

51

Tunisia

Beja

1990–1994

0–14

22

9

16

6.5

38

7.8 (5.47–10.68)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

8.4

 

6.9

 

7.7 (6.1–9.6)

46

Gafsa

1990–1994

0–14

31

10

22

7.5

53

8.8 (6.59–11.51)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

9.5

 

7.5

 

8.5 (6.9–10.3)

46

Kairoan

1991–1993

0–14

 

7.3

 

7.8

 

7.6 (5.6–10.0)

46

Monastir

1990–1994

0–14

15

4.7

16

5.2

31

4.9 (3.35–6.96)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

6.6

 

5.1

 

5.8 (4.6–7.3)

46

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam

1982–1991

0–14

 

0.8

 

0.9

86

0.8

52

Asia

China

Beijing

1990–1994

0–14

38

0.7

52

1.1

90

0.9 (0.72–1.09)

4

1995–2000

0–14

  

0.93 (0.65–1.22)

 

1.60 (1.42–1.78)

 

1.25 (1.07–1.43)

53

2001–2005

0–14

  

1.37 (1.26–1.48)

 

2.07 (1.62–2.51)

 

1.70 (1.48–1.91)

53

2006–2010

0–14

  

2.05 (1.45–2.63)

 

2.48 (1.81–3.15

 

2.25 (1.64–2.85)

53

Chang Chun

1990–1994

0–14

7

0.6

11

1.1

18

0.8 (0.49–1.30)

46

Changsha

1990–1994

0–14

10

0.6

7

0.2

17

0.2 (0.2–0.4)

46

Dalian

1990–1994

0–14

10

1.1

11

1.2

21

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

46

Guilin

1991–1994

0–14

2

0.6

3

1

5

0.8 (0.2–2.0)

46

Hainan

1990–1994

0–14

6

0.1

11

0.2

17

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

46

Harbin

1990–1996

0–14

18

0.6

17

0.6

35

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

46

Hong-Kong

1986–1990

0–14

 

1.5

 

2.4

22

2

54

1990–1994

0–14

 

4

0.6

13

2.1

17

1.3 (0.77–2.17)

4

1990–1995

0–14

  

0.6

 

1.9

 

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

46

1997

0–14

     

218

1.4

55

Huhehot

1990–1994

0–14

10

1.1

6

0.7

16

0.9 (0.5–1.5)

46

Jilin

1990–1994

0–14

8

0.4

14

0.8

22

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

46

Jinan

1990–1995

0–14

12

0.5

11

0.4

23

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

46

Lanzhou

1991–1994

0–14

5

0.4

3

0.2

8

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

46

Nanjing

1990–1994

0–14

7

0.3

13

0.7

20

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

46

Nanning

1990–1994

0–14

4

0.7

10

0.7

14

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

46

Shanghai

1980–1991

0–14

35

0.55 (0.38–0.76)

40

0.67 (0.45–0.91)

75

0.61 (0.48–0.77)

56

1989–1993

0–14

 

28

0.78 (0.52–1.12)

30

0.88 (0.59–1.25)

58

0.83 (0.61–1.04)

57

1990–1994

0–14

 

24

0.4

23

0.5

47

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

46

1997–2011

0–14

 

306

3.1 (2.8–3.4)

316

3.2 (2.8–3.5)

622

3.1 (2.9–3.3)

39

Sichuan

1990–1994

0–14

9

1.8

13

2.7

22

2.3 (1.4–3.3)

46

Tie Ling

1990–1994

0–14

5

0.2

3

0.1

8

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

46

Wuhan

1990–1994

0–14

13

5.2

9

3.8

22

4.5 (2.8–7.0)

46

Wulumuqi

1990–1994

0–14

5

0.9

4

0.8

9

0.8 (0.3–1.7)

46

Zhengzhou

1991–1994

0–14

2

0.2

8

1

10

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

46

Zunyi

1990–1995

0–14

1

0

2

0.1

3

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

46

India

Karnataka

 

0–15

 

3.7

 

4

  

58

Israel

1975–1980

0–14

 

4.4

 

6.7

296

5.5

59

1989–1990

0–14

 

64

4.4 (3.4–5.6)

92

6.7 (5.4–8.2)

156

5.5 (4.7–6.5)

59

1990–1993

0–14

  

5.5

 

6.6

 

6 (5.4–6.7)

46

1990–1993

0–17

 

201

7.0 (6.1–8.0)

206

7.6 (6.6–8.7)

407

7.3 (6.6–8.0)

60

1990–1994

0–14

 

167

5.5

194

6.6

361

6.0 (5.42–6.67)

4

Japan

1986–1990

0–14

522

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

738

1.8 (1.7–1.9)

1260

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

61

Chiba

1990–1993

0–14

27

1.2

34

1.6

61

1.4 (1.1–1.8)

46

Hokkaido

1974–1986

0–14

 

1.3

 

2.1

283

1.7

62

1990–1993

0–14

 

45

2.2

44

2.1

89

2.2 (1.7–2.6)

46

Okinawa

1990–1993

0–14

6

1

11

1.8

17

1.4 (0.8–2.2)

46

Kuwait

1992–1993

0–14

47

16.58 (12.2–22.1)

39

14.11(10.0–19.3)

86

15.36 (12.4–19.1)

63

1992–1994

0–14

 

82

19.2

71

17.3

153

18.3 (15.5–21.4)

4

1992–1999

0–14

  

21.7

 

22.9

 

22.3 (20.5–24.2)

46

Pakistan

Karachi

1990

0–14

9

0.5

16

0.9

25

0.7 (0.44–0.99)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

0.4

 

0.5

 

0.5 (0.3–0.5)

46

Republic of Korea

Seoul

1985–1988

0–14

 

0.6

 

0.8

71

0.7

64

1990–1991

0–14

 

1.1

 

1.2

 

1.1 (0.9–10.4)

46

Russia

Novosibirsk

1983–1989

0–14

 

4.6

 

4.9

 

4.7

65

1990–1994

0–14

 

90

5.7

101

6.4

191

6.0 (5.18–6.94)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

6.8

 

7.1

 

6.9 (6.3–7.6)

46

Saudi Arabia

1986–1997

0–14

19

9.9 (5.4–17.7)

27

14.8 (8.9–23.9)

46

12.3 (8.4–17.9)

66

Al-Madinah

2004–2009

0–12

170

22.2 (19.1–25.7)

249

33.0 (29.1–37.3)

419

27.6 (25.0–37.3)

67

Eastern

1990–2007

0–14

195

 

243

 

438

27.52 (26.7–28.3)

68

Europe

Austria

1979–1993

0–14

     

7.8

45

1989–1990

0–14

 

107

7.9 (6.5–9.3)

98

7.5 (6.1–9.2)

205

7.7 (6.7–8.8)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

348

9.8

312

9.3

660

9.6 (8.84–10.31)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

10.3

 

9.5

 

9.9 (9.4–10.4)

46

2000–2005

0–14

 

610

14.8 (13.6–16.0)

561

14.3 (13.2–15.5)

1171

14.6 (13.7–15.4)

69

Belgium

Antwerpen

1989–1990

0–14

15

9.2 (5.2–15.3)

16

10.4 (5.9–16.9)

31

9.8 (6.7–13.9)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

44

10.5

51

12.8

95

11.6 (9.40–14.41)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

10.7

 

12.8

 

11.7 (10.2–13.5)

46

Belarus

Gomel

1976–1999

0–14

    

433

4.6 (4.4–4.8)

70

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuzla

1990–1998

0–14

22

3.39 (1.8–4.9)

21

3.37 (1.7–5.0)

43

3.38 (2.3–4.5)

71

Bulgaria

Sofia

1987–1991

0–14

     

6.7

72

East

1974–1995

0–14

     

6.3

45

Varna

1990–1994

0–14

82

5.9

100

7.6

182

6.8 (5.80–7.83)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

7.9

 

8.3

 

8.1 (7.4–9.0)

46

West-Bulgaria

1990–1994

0–14

131

9.9

125

10

256

9.9 (8.71–11.21)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

11.6

 

9.8

 

10.7 (9.8–11.6)

46

Croatia

1995–2003

0–14

369

9.26 (8.30–10.21)

323

8.47 (7.54–9.41)

692

9.05 (8.38–9.72)

25

Zagreb

1988–1992

0–14

 

7.7

 

6.7

72

7.2

73

Czech Republic

1990–1997

0–14

814

10.0 (9.4–10.7)

790

10.2 (9.5–11.0)

1604

10.1 (9.6–10.6)

74

1995–1999

0–14

  

12.6

 

12.7

 

12.7 (11.9–13.5)

46

1990–2001

0–14

     

2644

11.4 (11.0–11.9)

75

Denmark

3 countries

1989–1994

0–14

34

21.5 (14.9–30.1)

32

21.4 (14.7–30.3)

66

21.5 (16.6–27.3)

59

Four countries

1990–1994

0–14

96

16.4

81

14.5

177

15.5 (13.3–17.9)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

17.1

 

16.2

 

16.6 (14.9–18.4)

46

Estonia

1983–1990

0–14

149

6.3(5.3–7.4)

142

6.3 (5.3–7.5)

291

10.1 (8.9–11.4)

76

1991–1998

0–14

 

153

6.7 (5.7–7.9)

157

7.2 (6.1–8.4)

210

12.3 (11.0–13.8)

76

1990–1994

0–14

 

85

9.9

93

11.2

178

10.5 (9.05–12.20)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

12.6

 

10.9

 

11.7 (10.6–13.0)

46

Finland

1987–1992

0–14

1113

37.6 (35.5–39.9)

949

33.5 (31.5–35.8)

2062

35.7 (34.1–37.2)

77

1983–1990

0–14

 

1447

35.9 (34.1–37.8)

1198

31.2 (29.5–33.0)

2645

34.6 (33.3–36.0)

76

1987–1991

0–14

     

1728

35.4 (33.9–37.4)

78

1991–1998

0–14

 

1654

 

1497

 

3151

40.8 (39.4–42.2)

76

1990–1994

0–14

 

915

37

853

36

1768

36.5 (34.8–38.3)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

41.9

 

39.9

 

40.9 (39.6–42.2)

46

2 regions

1989–1990

0–14

84

47.0 (37.5–58.1)

67

38.8 (30.5–50.0)

151

42.9 (36.6–50.6)

59

France

1988

0–19

96

7.86 (6.63–9.09)

79

6.96 (5.76–8.16)

175

7.41 (6.55–8.27)

79

1997

0–19

 

117

10.48 (6.13–11.83)

93

8.68 (7.39–9.97)

210

9.58 (8.64–10.52)

79

Four regions

1989–1990

0–14

134

7.8 (6.6–9.3)

127

7.8 (6.5–9.2)

261

7.8 (6.9–8.8)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

372

8.7

337

8.3

709

8.5 (7.9–9.1)

46

FYR Macedonia

1995–1999

0–14

 

4.9

 

3.5

 

4.2 (3.4–5.2)

46

Germany

1999–2003

0–14

 

19.9 (19.0–20.7)

 

18.9 (18.1–19.8)

12335

19.4 (18.7–20.1)

80

2004–2008

0–14

  

23.5 (22.5–24.5)

 

22.4 (21.4–23.3)

13299

22.9 (24.6–28.0)

80

Düsseldorf

1995–1999

0–14

 

14.8

 

16.1

 

15.4 (13.8–17.2)

46

Baden-Württemberg

1990–1994

0–14

463

11

440

10.9

903

11.0 (10.3–11.7)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

12.7

 

12.6

 

12.6 (12.1–13.2)

46

1987–2003

0–14

      

14.1 (13.7–14.6)

81

1999–2003

0–14

  

17.4(16.6–18.1)

 

16.5 (15.9–17.2)

1492

17.0 (16.4–17.6)

80

2004–2008

0–14

  

22.7 (21.9–23.6)

 

21.7 (20.8–22.5)

1832

25.4 (24.1–26.8)

80

North Rhine-Westphalia

1999–2003

0–14

 

21.8 (21.1–22.5)

 

20.8 (20.0–21.5)

3112

21.3 (20.7–21.9)

80

2004–2008

0–14

  

25.0 (24.1–25.8)

 

23.8 (23.0–24.6)

3295

24.4 (23.8–25.0)

80

Saxony

1999–2003

0–14

 

15.8 (14.7–16.9)

 

15.0 (14.0–16.1)

411

17.7 (15.9–19.6)

80

2004–2008

0–14

  

20.8 (19.4–22.2)

 

19.8 (18.5–21.1)

445

20.3 (19.1–25.5)

80

Greece

1992

0–14

 

6.7

 

6.5

137

6.6

82

Attica

1990–1994

0–14

149

10.2

124

9.1

273

9.7 (8.55–10.92)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

11

 

9

 

10 (9.2–10.9)

46

Athens region

1989–1990

0–14

72

10.9 (8.5–13.7)

50

7.7 (5.7–10.2)

122

9.3 (7.7–11.1)

59

Northen 5 regions

1989–1990

0–14

9

5.3 (2.4–10.1)

6

3.8 (1.4–8.2)

15

4.6 (2.6–7.5)

59

Hungary

1978–1987

0–14

    

1060

6.1 (4.7–7.3)

83

Eighteen countries

1989–1990

0–14

132

7.7 (6.4–9.1)

124

7.5 (6.3–9.0)

256

7.6 (6.7–8.6)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

337

8.7

360

9.6

697

9.1 (8.43–9.81)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

9.6

 

9.8

 

9.7 (9.2–10.2)

46

Italy

1990–2003

0–14

2840

13.13 (12.66–13.62)

2340

11.35 (10.90–11.82)

5180

12.26 (11.93–12.60)

84

Lazio

1989–1990

0–14

66

7.2 (5.5–9.2)

51

5.8 (4.4–7.7)

117

6.5 (5.4–7.8)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

164

8

162

8.3

326

8.1 (7.28–9.07)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

8.9

 

8.6

 

8.8 (8.1–9.4)

46

Lombardia

1989–1990

0–14

110

7.6 (6.3–9.2)

83

5.9 (4.7–7.3)

193

6.8 (5.8–7.8)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

239

7.6

204

6.8

443

7.2 (6.55–7.92)

4

1990–1995

0–14

  

7.2

 

6.5

 

6.9 (6.3–7.5)

46

Marche

1990–1994

0–14

55

10.5

44

8.9

99

9.7 (7.90–11.84)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

10.5

 

9.7

 

10.1 (8.8–11.6)

46

Pavia

1990–1994

0–14

17

11.6

17

11.9

34

11.7 (8.08–16.44)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

12.3

 

12.5

 

12.4 (9.7–15.6)

46

Sardinia

1989–1990

0–14

126

33.5 (27.9–39.9)

95

26.9 (21.7–32.9)

221

30.2 (26.4–34.4)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

337

43.6

211

29.5

548

36.8 (33.72–39.98)

4

1990–1998

0–14

  

45

 

30.6

 

37.8 (35.5–40.3)

46

Eastern Sicily

1989–1990

0–14

29

11.2 (7.5–16.1)

23

9.0 (5.7–13.5)

52

10.1 (7.5–13.2)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

75

13.4

53

9.9

128

11.7 (9.8–13.9)

46

Turin

1984–1991

0–14

116

8.42 (6.99–10.10)

111

8.42 (6.95–10.19)

227

8.42 (7.37–9.62)

85

1990–1994

0–14

 

86

11.9

69

10.1

155

11.0 (9.32–11.15)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

11.7

 

10.3

 

11 (9.8–12.3)

46

Roman and Lazio region

1989–1993

0–14

 

7.9(6.8–9.2)

 

7.8(6.7–9.1)

 

7.9 (7.1–8.8)

86

Liguria

1989–1998

0–14

126

14.15 (11.9–16.9)

93

10.88 (8.9–13.3)

219

12.56 (11.0–14.3)

87

Iceland

1970–1979

0–14

31

9.3 (6.3–13.2)

21

6.6 (4.1–10.1)

52

8.0 (8.4–13.8)

88

1980–1989

0–14

 

34

10.5 (7.3–14.7)

34

11.1 (7.6–15.5)

68

10.8 (8.4–13.8)

88

Latvia

1983–1990

0–14

229

6.6 (5.8–7.5)

227

6.7 (5.8–7.6)

456

6.6 (5.8–7.3)

76

1991–1998

0–14

 

242

6.9 (6.0–7.8)

263

7.7 (6.8–8.7)

505

7.4 (6.6–8.2)

76

1990–1992

0–14

 

59

7

47

5.7

106

5.9 (5.06–6.98)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

7.8

 

7

 

7.4 (6.6–8.3)

46

Lithuania

1983–1990

0–14

143

9.7 (8.2–11.4)

132

9.5 (7.9–11.3)

275

6.8 (6.2–7.5)

76

1991–1998

0–14

 

162

12.5 (10.7–14.6)

139

10.9 (9.1–12.8)

301

7.8 (7.1–8.5)

76

1990–1994

0–14

 

162

7.7

145

7.1

307

7.4 (6.57–8.25)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

7.6

 

8.2

 

7.9 (7.3–8.5)

46

1983–2000

0–14

 

543

7.3 (6.7–7.9)

557

7.8 (7.1–8.4)

1100

7.5 (7.1–8.0)

89

Luxemburg

1977–1986

0–14

 

12.1

 

12.6

16

12.4

59

1989–1990

0–14

 

8

12.1 (5.2–23.9)

8

12.6 (5.4–24.8)

16

12.4 (7.1–20.1)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

22

12.6

17

10.2

39

11.4 (8.14–15.59)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

10.3

 

12.2

 

11.3 (9.0–13.9)

46

The Netherlands

Five regions

1989–1990

0–14

30

11.2 (7.6–16.0)

28

10.8 (7.2–15.7)

58

11.0 (8.4–14.3)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

178

12.9

175

13.2

353

13 (11.7–14.4)

46

Macedonia

1985–1991

0–14

  

2.4

 

2.5

112

2.5

90

Malta

1980–1987

0–14

43

12.7 (9.6–15.8)

47

14.6 (11.3–17.9)

90

13.6 (11.0–16.2)

91

2006–2010

0–14

 

41

 

40

 

81

24.68 (21.98–27.43)

92

Montenegro

1997–2006

0–14

90

12.6 (10.1–15.5)

94

14.3 (11.5–17.5)

184

13.4 (11.5–15.5)

93

Norway

1973–1982

0–14

    

1914

20.5

94

2004–2012

0–14

  

33.9 (32.2–35.7)

 

31.4 (29.7–33.2)

 

32.7 (31.5–34.0)

95

Eight countries

1989–1990

0–14

 

87

22.3 (17.9–27.6)

71

19.3 (15.1–24.3)

158

20.8 (17.7–24.3)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

222

22.4

187

19.9

409

21.2 (19.18–23.29)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

21.6

 

19.9

 

20.8 (19.4–22.1)

46

Poland

 9 western provinces

1989–1990

0–14

80

5.3 (4.6–6.5)

84

5.8 (4.6–7.2)

164

5.5 (4.7–6.4)

59

 3 cities

1989–1990

0–14

51

5.7 (4.2–7.5)

51

6.0 (4.5–7.9)

102

5.8 (4.8–7.1)

59

 Cracow

1990–1999

0–14

 

7.5

 

7.6

 

7.6 (7.0–8.2)

46

 Upper Silesia

1995–1999

0–14

 

8

 

9.5

 

8.8 (7.9–9.7)

46

 Wielkopolska

1990

0–14

28

4.1

40

6

68

5 (3.88–6.36)

4

Portugal

3 regions combined

1989–1990

0–14

17

10.1 (5.9–16.1)

8

4.9 (2.1–9.6)

25

7.5 (4.8–11.0)

59

Algarve

1990–1994

0–14

26

16.3

19

12.9

45

14.6 (10.62–19.64)

4

Coimbra

1990–1994

0–14

19

9.4

19

9.9

38

9.7 (6.76–13.36)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

10.1

 

9.1

 

9.6 (7.6–12.2)

46

Madeira Island

1990–1994

0–14

10

6.9

11

7.5

21

7.2 (4.46–11.05)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

7.1

 

6.8

 

6.9 (5.0–9.4)

46

Portalegre

1990–1994

0–14

9

15.9

14

26.7

23

21.3 (13.29–31.89)

4

Romania

Bucharest

1989–1990

0–14

22

4.6 (2.9–6.9)

25

5.7 (3.7–8.4)

47

5.1 (3.8–6.8)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

52

4.2

65

5.9

117

5.0 (4.14–6.05)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

4.7

 

5.9

 

5.3 (4.7–6.1)

46

Silesian

1989–2005

0–14

720

10.01 (8.58–11.45)

665

9.72 (8.32–11.31)

1385

9.87 (8.45–11.47)

96

Slovakia

1990–1994

0–14

261

7.9

289

9.1

550

8.5 (7.81–9.25)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

9.7

 

9.7

 

9.7 (9.2–10.3)

46

2000

0–14

 

81

15.04

66

12.83

147

13.96 (11.35–15.72)

97

Slovenia

1989–1990

0–14

23

5.2 (3.3–10.4)

33

7.7 (5.3–10.9)

56

6.5 (4.9–8.4)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

70

6.8

88

9

158

7.9 (6.68–9.23)

4

1990–1998

0–14

 

142

8.28 (6.9–9.6)

157

9.63 (8.1–11.1)

299

8.94 (7.9–9.9)

71

1990–1999

0–14

  

8.3

 

9.5

 

8.9 (8.0–9.9)

46

Spain

Catalonia

1989–1990

0–14

151

10.5 (8.8–12.3)

146

10.6 (9.0–12.5)

297

10.6 (9.4–11.9)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

358

12.5

338

12.6

696

12.5 (11.55–13.50)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

12.6

 

12.3

 

12.4 (11.7–13.1)

46

 Biscay

1990–2013

0–14

199

10.4 (8.9–11.8)

200

11.5 (9.5–12.6)

399

10.7 (9.6–11.7)

98

 Extremadura

2003–2007

0–14

104

24.9 (20.1–29.7)

104

26.2 (21.2–31.6)

208

25.5 (22.1–29.0)

99

 Madrid

1985–1988

0–14

 

11.3

 

10.5

501

10.9

100

 Cordoba

1991–1992

0–14

21

6.2

26

7.9

47

7 (5.20–9.26)

4

Sweden

1978–1987

0–14

2012

25

1824

23.8

3838

24.4

101

1990–1994

0–14

 

1135

28.1

1031

26.9

2166

27.5 (26.36–28.67)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

30.5

 

29.4

 

30 (29.1–30.8)

46

1983–2000

0–14

 

4171

29.2 (28.3–30.1)

3860

28.5 (27.6–29.4)

8031

28.9 (28.2–29.5)

89

2002–2004

0–14

  

42.9 (38.7–47.7)

 

42.1 (37.6–46.7)

2046

42.5 (39.3–45.7)

102

2005–2007

0–14

  

46.7 (41.6–51.5)

 

41.2 (36.0–45.6)

2029

43.9 (40.7–47.3)

102

Serbia

Belgrade

1982–1992

0–14

126

7.6 (6.4–9.1)

133

8.6 (7.2–10.2)

289

8.1 (7.1–9.2)

103

 

1982–2005

0–14

 

372

10.6 (9.5–11.8)

330

10.5 (9.4–11.7)

702

10.6 (9.8–11.4)

104

 Switzerland

1995–1999

0–14

 

13.3

 

10.7

 

12 (11.2–12.9)

46

Turkey

 Diyarbakir

2010–2011

0–14

24

8.7

17

5.7

41

7.2

105

UK

Scotland

1976–1983

0–14

 

20

 

19.4

1856

19.7

62

1990

0–14

 

16

32.5

7

15

23

24.0 (15.22–36.01)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

26.8

 

25.9

 

26.4 (25.4–27.4)

46

Leicestershire

1971–1980

0–14

      

10.6 (5.1–17.1)

106

1990–1994

0–14

70

15.4

66

15.3

136

15.3 (12.85–18.07)

4

Northern Ireland

1989–1990

0–14

71

17.8 (13.9–22.5)

59

15.4 (11.7–19.8)

130

16.6 (13.9–19.7)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

202

20.1

185

19.3

387

19.7 (17.81–21.79)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

21.5

 

21.2

 

21.3 (19.9–22.8)

46

Oxford

1985–1995

0–14

572

19.9 (18.3–21.5)

465

17.2 (15.6–18.7)

1037

18.6 (17.4–19.8)

107

1989–1990

0–14

 

90

17.8 (14.3–21.9)

71

14.9 (11.7–18.8)

161

16.4 (13.9–19.1)

59

1990–1994

0–14

 

266

20.1

191

15.3

457

17.8 (16.18–19.46)

4

Plymouth

1990–1994

0–14

63

16.5

65

18.1

128

17.3 (14.41–20.53)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

17.1

 

20.8

 

19 (16.8–21.2)

46

Yorkshire

1978–2007

0–14

    

2662

18.1 (17.6–18.7)

108

1990–1999

0–14

  

18.9

 

18.1

 

18.5 (17.5–19.5)

46

 Tayside

1980–1983

0–14

 

19.7

 

22.1

64

20

62

 Bradford

1978–1998

0–14

142

12.4 (10.4–14.4)

147

13.6 (11.4–15.8)

289

13.0 (11.5–14.5)

109

 Far the south-west England

1975–1996

0–14

228

13.63 (12.00–15.47)

260

16.29 (14.49–18.38)

488

14.93 (13.58–16.16)

110

North America

Canada

 Newfoundland and Labrador

1995–2002

0–19

400

77.3 (69.9–85.3)

494

100.2 (91.6–109.4)

894

88.6 (74.0–105.4)

111

 Edmonton

1990–1996

0–14

 

23

 

23.6

 

23.3 (20.5–26.4)

46

 Calgary

1990–1999

0–14

 

20.3

 

20.9

 

20.6 (18.5–22.7)

46

Prince Edward Island

1975–1986

0–14

 

27

 

20.8

92

23.9

62

1990–1993

0–14

 

17

28

12

20.8

29

24.5 (16.38–35.16)

4

 The Avalon Peninsula

1987–2002

0–14

140

36.15

134

35.69

274

35.93

112

Montreal

1971–1985

0–14

 

9.6

 

10

919

9.8

62

1971–1983

0–14

  

9

 

9.1

 

9.0 (7.7–10.6)

113

 Alberta

1990–1994

0–14

87

23.4

88

24.7

175

24.0 (20.62–27.82)

4

 Manitoba

1991–1993

0–14

 

21.4

 

20.7

 

21.1 (17.1–25.9)

4

USA

 Allegheny, PA

1990–1994

0–14

112

19.1

94

16.4

206

17.8 (15.45–20.33)

4

 Chicago, IL

190–1994

0–14

131

10.2

169

13.3

300

11.7 (10.47–13.12)

4

 

1994–2003

0–17

 

617

16.0 (14.6–17.6)

749

20.1 (18.3–22.1)

1366

18.1 (16.9–19.3)

114

 Jefferson, AL

1990–1994

0–14

50

14.6

51

15.4

101

15.0 (12.21–18.22)

4

 

1990–1995

0–14

  

14.1

 

15.1

 

14.6 (12.2–18.2)

46

 Colorado

  

       

 non-Hispanics

1978–1988

0–17

 

654

16.4 (15.1–17.7)

544

14.5 (13.3–15.7)

  

115

 Hispanics

1978–1988

0–17

 

56

7.1 (5.4–9.3)

79

10.5 (8.4–13.1)

  

115

 North Dakota

1980–1986

0–14

 

21.6

 

16.2

204

18.9

116

 Wisconsin (part)

1970–1979

0–14

 

20.2

 

16.2

166

18.2

62

 Rochester

1965–1979

0–14

 

15.8

 

18.4

38

17.1

62

 Philadelphia

1985–1989

0–14

 

11.3

 

14.8

215

13.4

117

 San Diego

1978–1981

0–14

 

9.6

 

9.1

48

9.4

62

South America

 Argentina

Avellaneda

1985–1990

0–14

    

30

6.7

118

1990–1994

0–14

 

11

5.6

15

7.5

26

6.5 (4.31–9.51)

4

1990–1996

0–14

  

5.3

 

7.2

 

6.3 (5.7–11.1)

46

Corrientes

1992–1994

0–14

4

2.9

8

5.7

12

4.3 (2.21–7.51)

4

1992–1999

0–14

  

4.7

 

8.5

 

6.6 (5.0–8.7)

46

Tierra del Fuego

1993–1994

0–14

4

20.2

0

 

4

8.0 (2.18–17.60)

4

1993–1996

0–14

  

14.2

 

6.3

 

10.3 (5.5–18.5)

46

Brazil

Sao Paulo

1987–1991

0–14

 

5.8

 

9.5

52

7.6

119

1990–1992

0–14

 

15

6.9

19

9.1

34

8 (5.53–1.14)

4

 Passo Fundo

1996–1999

0–14

 

5.4

 

8.7

 

7 (4.1–11.9)

46

Chile

1990–1991

0–14

 

2.2

 

2.8

52

2.5

120

Santiago

1990–1992

0–14

66

1.7

56

1.5

122

1.6 (1.28–2.04)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

3.6

 

3.9

 

3.7 (3.4–4.0)

46

 Colombia

1990

0–14

 

4.7

 

2.9

 

3.8 (2.9–4.9)

4

 Cali

1995–1999

0–14

 

0.4

 

0.5

 

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

46

 Bogota

1990

0–14

35

4.7

21

2.9

56

3.8 (2.88–4.93)

4

 Paraguay

1990–1994

0–14

45

1

34

0.8

79

0.9 (0.71–1.11)

4

 

1990–1999

0–14

  

1

 

0.8

 

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

46

Peru

Lima

1990–1991

0–14

 

0.2

 

0.6

 

0.4 (0.22–0.61)

4

1990–1994

0–14

  

0.4

 

0.6

 

0.5 (0.4–0.64)

46

Uruguay

 Montevideo

1992

0–14

13

8.3

13

8.3

26

8.3 (5.38–12.10)

4

Venezuela

 Caracas

1992

0–14

18

0.1

25

0.2

43

0.1 (0.09–0.18)

4

Central America and West Indies

 Antigua

1989–1993

0–19

     

3.5 (0.9–8.8)

121

Barbados

1982–1991

0–14

    

37

5

122

1989–1993

0–19

      

2.6 (1.3–4.6)

121

1990–1993

0–14

 

3

2.4

2

1.6

5

2.0 (0.32–6.36)

4

Cuba

1978–1990

0–14

 

2.5

 

2.8

267

2.7

62

1990–1994

0–14

 

152

2.5

197

3.4

349

2.9 (2.63–3.24)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

2.1

 

2.5

 

2.3 (2.2–2.5)

46

Dominican Republic

1990–1993

0–14

3

6.6

2

4.9

5

5.7 (1.53–14.65)

4

1995–1999

0–14

  

0.7

 

0.3

 

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

46

 Mexico

 Mexico city

1984–1986

0–14

 

0.4

 

0.7

100

0.6

62

 Veracruz

1990–1993

0–14

3

 

6

 

9

1.5 (0.70–2.94)

4

Puerto Rico (USA)

1985–1994

0–14

     

18.0 (17.6–18.3)

123

1990–1994

0–14

 

398

16.2

445

18.7

843

17.4 (16.25–18.63)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

15.8

 

17.8

 

16.8 (16.0–17.6)

46

Virgin Islands (USA)

1990–1994

0–14

9

14.7

7

11.5

16

13.1 (7.64–21.01)

4

1990–1996

0–14

    

14

 

12.8 (8.1–18.8)

46

Oceania

 Australia

2000–2011

0–14

6049

24.2 (23.6–24.8)

5526

23.0 (22.4–23.7)

11575

23.6 (23.2–24.0)

124

West

1985–1992

0–14

     

14.9

45

1985–2002

0–14

 

560

15.6 (13.7–17.5)

584

17.3 (15.3–19.4)

1144

16.5 (14.7–18.2)

24

1985–2010

0–14

  

17.7 (16.9–19.3)

 

18.5 (17.4–19.8)

 

18.1 (17.5–19.2)

125

New South Wales

1990–1993

0–14

335

13.1

387

15.9

722

14.5 (13.42–15.55)

4

1990–1996

0–14

  

17.0 (14.1–20.6)

 

18.6 (15.4–22.3)

 

17.8 (15.6–20.3)

26

New Zealand

Auckland

1978–1985

0–14

 

9

 

10.5

233

9.8

62

1990–1994

0–14

 

65

12.3

70

13.6

135

12.9 (10.87–15.28)

4

1990–1996

0–14

  

12.9

 

14.6

 

13.7 (12.0–15.7)

46

Canterbury

1981–1986

0–14

 

10.2

 

12.9

39

11.6

62

1990–1994

0–14

 

43

23.9

35

19.8

78

21.9 (17.33–27.32)

4

1990–1999

0–14

  

23.8

 

20.8

 

22.3 (19.1–25.9)

46

  1. Data showed as mean (95% CI); *represented boy vs. girl, p > 0.05, p derived from t-test; , Mediterranean climate; , Desert Climate; , Oceanic climate; , Savanna climate; , Monsoon climate; , Continental climate; , Rainforest climate.