UPDATED 15.10.2013 14:06


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1993. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1993 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1992
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1992 or 1993
Coverage
% of population
50-542 4402 2718 2473 91.0 4399 99.9
55-592 4231 1707 1569 91.9 4244 100.3
60-64 4129 2156 1752 81.3 3698 89.6
65-69 4191 127 43 33.9 127 3.0
Total 16953 6708 5837 87.0 12468 73.5

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the Decree on Public Health (1992).

Tabulation is based on registration from 16 municipalities:
KASKINEN KORSNÄS KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI LAIHIA LUOTO MAALAHTI MAKSAMAA
MUSTASAARI NÄRPIÖ ORAVAINEN PIETARSAARI PEDERSÖREN KUNTA UUSIKAARLEPYY VAASA
VÄHÄKYRÖ VÖYRI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
JURVA