UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:27

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1999.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.1998
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 605 - - - --
25 416 - - - --
302 448 446 99.6 299 66.7 67.0
352 546 477 87.4 351 64.3 73.6
402 651 651 100.0 495 76.0 76.0
452 678 597 88.1 471 69.5 78.9
502 671 667 99.4 523 77.9 78.4
552 505 433 85.7 335 66.3 77.4
602 548 318 58.0 259 47.3 81.4
65 417 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 4047 3589 88.7 2733 67.5 76.1
All ages   3589   2733   76.1
Risk group screening   247   187   75.7
Total 5485 3836 69.9 2920 53.2 76.1

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 9 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI