UPDATED 21.11.2013 08:12


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 2010. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2010 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2009
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2009 or 2010
Coverage
% of population
50-54 63642 37937 30162 79.5 50458 79.3
55-59 64408 26729 21448 80.2 45899 71.3
60-64 69051 37883 30936 81.7 51713 74.9
65-69 49438 12809 10247 80.0 23537 47.6
Total 246539 115358 92793 80.4 171607 69.6

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.

Tabulation is based on registration from 41 municipalities:
ASKOLA ESPOO HAMINA HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ
INKOO IMATRA JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KAUNIAINEN KERAVA
KIRKKONUMMI KOTKA KOUVOLA LAPPEENRANTA LAPINJÄRVI LEMI LOVIISA
LUUMÄKI LOHJA MIEHIKKÄLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI PARIKKALA
PORNAINEN PYHTÄÄ PORVOO RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI RAASEPORI SAVITAIPALE
SIPOO SIUNTIO TAIPALSAARI TUUSULA VIHTI VIROLAHTI