UPDATED 08.12.2010 13:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2008.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.
Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 1022 - - - --
25 1045 833 79.7 492 47.1 59.1
302 961 947 98.5 659 68.6 69.6
352 854 850 99.5 638 74.7 75.1
402 1025 1023 99.8 815 79.5 79.7
452 1077 1080 100.3 862 80.0 79.8
502 1024 1021 99.7 837 81.7 82.0
552 1160 1165 100.4 954 82.2 81.9
602 1209 1210 100.1 1027 84.9 84.9
65 858 137 16.0 112 13.1 81.8
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 7310 7296 99.8 5792 79.2 79.4
All ages   8266   6396   77.4
Risk group screening   304   214   70.4
Total   8570   6610   77.1

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation year and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the governmental decree on screening (2006).

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