Research Article
Spatial Analysis of Global Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis Suggests Need for an Updated Prevalence Scale
Table 2
Sample dataset table of latitude and longitude and prevalence.
| | Country and region/city (any city in parentheses is an approximate regional center) | Latitude and longitude | MS prevalence rate (per 100,000) |
| | Canada (Beck et al., 2005 [14]) | | | | Atlantic Provinces (Charlottetown) | 46°14′N
63°7′W | 350 | | Quebec (Quebec city) | 46°48′N
71°14′W | 180 | | Ontario (Sault Ste. Marie) | 46°30′N
84°20′W | 230 | | Prairie Provinces (Saskatoon) | 52°6′N
106°37′W | 340 | | British Columbia (Prince George) | 53°55′N
122°50′W | 240 | | United States (Noonan et al., 2002 [15]) | | | | Western Region (Salt Lake City) | 40°41′N
111°53′W | 97.5 | | Midwestern Region (Des Moines) | 41°35′N
93°37′W | 96.0 | | Northeastern Region (Albany) | 42°39′N
73°45′W | 96.5 | | Southern Region (Little Rock) | 34°45′N
92°18′W | 63.5 | | Russia (Gusev et al., 2002 [16]) | | | | Moscow | 55°45′N
37°42′E | 40.8 | | Orel | 52°59′N
36°5′E | 64.8 |
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