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. 2022 Sep 1;19(9):e1004078. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004078

Table 2. IR of any cancer before 18 years of age by mode of conception and country of birth in children born in Denmark, Finland, Norway, or Sweden (Denmark 1994–2014, Finland 1990–2014, Norway 1984–2015, and Sweden 1985–2015).

ART Spontaneous conception All
No. of children with cancer IR No. of children with cancer IR No. of children with cancer IR
Per 1,000 children Per 100,000 person-years Per 1,000 children Per 100,000 person-years Per 1,000 children Per 100,000 person-years
All countries 329 1.92
(329/171,774)
19.29
(329/1,705,772)
16,184 2.08
(16,184/7,772,474)
16.68
(16 184/97,027,051)
16,513 2.08
(16,513/7,944,248)
16.72
(16,513/98,732,823)
Denmark 108 2.36
(108/45,783)
19.29
(108/549,372)
2,840 2.17
(2,840/1,309,484)
16.48
(2,840/17,231,434)
2,948 2.18
(2,948/1,355,267)
16.58
(2,948/17,780,806)
Finland 49 1.65
(49/29,682)
19.66
(49/296,659)
3,140 2.14
(3,140/1,466,451)
18.36
(3,140/17,106,671)
3,189 2.13
(3,189/1,496,133)
18.32
(3,189/17,403,330)
Norway 63 1.85
(63/34,042)
16.52
(63/306,537)
3,841 2.10
(3,841/1,831,442)
16.43
(3,841/23,373,870)
3,904 2.09
(3,904/1,865,484)
16.49
(3,904/23,680,407)
Sweden 109 1.75
(109/62,267)
20.55
(109/553,204
6,363 2.01
(6,363/3,165,097)
16.18
(6,363/39,315,076)
6,472 2.01
(6,472/3,227,364)
16.23
(6,472/39,868,280)

ART, assisted reproduction technology; IR, incidence rate.