Table 1.
Number of Communes, area and population of the 1895 living zones (LZ) in France.
| Mean | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Communes per LZ | 19.1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 556 |
| Area (km2) | 282.3 | 0.4 | 108.8 | 193 | 340.2 | 3863.2 |
| Total population (1999) | 30542.0 | 270 | 6219.8 | 9754.5 | 17 968 | 9802327 |
| Population 0-14 years (1999) | 5453.7 | 71 | 1068 | 1725 | 3298 | 1823195 |
| AL incidence rate (per 100000 person-years) |
40.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.5 | 58.6 | 545.9 |
| Expected cases of AL per LZ (1990-2006) | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1388.3 |
AL: childhood acute leukemia. Q1: first quartile. Q3: third quartile