Table 1

Prevalence of MS in Counties Wexford and Donegal per 100 000 population by age and sex

Age range (years)	Co. Wexford						Co. Donegal
	Women		Men		Total		Women		Men		Total
	No.	Prev.	No.	Prev.	No.	Prev.	No.	Prev.	No.	Prev.	No.	Prev.

0–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15–24	4	49	1	11	5	29.2	4	36	1	9	5	22.9
25–34	8	113	5	69	13	90.8	23	254	7	78	30	167.0
35–44	22	318	9	128	31	222.3	53	715	12	164	65	442.3
45–54	24	407	14	226	38	305.6	44	647	15	218	59	426.1
55–64	16	364	10	221	26	291.1	36	630	9	160	45	397.2
65–74	5	135	6	178	11	155.0	18	377	8	170	26	274.9
75+	1	33	1	53	2	40.1	7	179	3	78	10	129.2
Total	80	154	46	88	126	120.7	185	282	55	85	240	184.6