UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:10


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Pirkanmaan health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2006. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2006 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2005
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2005 or 2006
Coverage
% of population
50-542 16694 10101 8730 86.4 16683 99.9
55-592 17983 7186 6278 87.4 17963 99.9
60-64 14412 2900 2502 86.3 5364 37.2
65-69 12239 107 78 72.9 356 2.9
Total 61328 20294 17588 86.7 40366 65.8

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 33 municipalities:
HÄMEENKYRÖ IKAALINEN JUUPAJOKI KANGASALA KIHNIÖ KIIKOINEN KUHMALAHTI
KURU KYLMÄKOSKI LEMPÄÄLÄ LUOPIOINEN LÄNGELMÄKI MOUHIJÄRVI MÄNTTÄ
NOKIA ORIVESI PARKANO PIRKKALA PÄLKÄNE RUOVESI SUODENNIEMI
TAMPERE TOIJALA URJALA VALKEAKOSKI VAMMALA VESILAHTI VIIALA
VILJAKKALA VILPPULA VIRRAT YLÖJÄRVI ÄETSÄ