translate English to French: In 1988, the rate for females 15-19 years old surpassed that in both males and females aged 20-24 due to less of a decline in the younger female group.
Cependant, l’incidence de e e la maladie, qui a atteint un sommet de 56 336 cas en 1981, n’a cess´ e de r´ gresser depuis, pour s’´ tablir a 9 045 cas en 1992<1>.