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Figure 1 .
Standardised incidence rates for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and type 1 diabetes across the world. Data from the UK was separated into England, Wales, Scotland (UK-EWS) and Northern Ireland (UK-NI). International incidence rates were based on 36 410 cases of leukaemia (mean per country of 910) and 23 680 cases of diabetes (mean 590). Data sources: (1) Parkin DM, Kramárová E, Draper GJ, et al, eds. International incidence of childhood cancer: vol 2. IARC Scientific Publications No. 144, Lyon, 1998; (2) Onkamo P, Väänänen S, Karvonen M, et al. Worldwide increase in incidence of type I diabetes—the analysis of the data on published incidence trends. Diabetologia 1999;42:1395–403[CrossRef][Medline]; (3) Patterson CC, Dahlquist G, Soltesz G, et al, on behalf of the EURODIAB ACE Study group. Is childhood diabetes a wealth related disease? An ecological analysis of European incidence rates. Diabetologia 2001;44(suppl 3):B9–16[Medline].