UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:27

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Keski-Pohjanmaa 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            
20 536 - - - --
25 381 34 8.9 26 6.8 76.5
302 397 393 99.0 276 69.5 70.2
352 437 435 99.5 326 74.6 74.9
402 537 539 100.4 421 78.4 78.1
452 562 559 99.5 457 81.3 81.8
502 639 640 100.2 519 81.2 81.1
552 446 443 99.3 348 78.0 78.6
602 403 385 95.5 311 77.2 80.8
65 372 32 8.6 27 7.3 84.4
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 3421 3394 99.2 2658 77.7 78.3
All ages   3460   2711   78.4
Risk group screening   224   186   83.0
Total 4710 3684 78.2 2897 61.5 78.6

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 13 municipalities:
HALSUA HIMANKA KANNUS KAUSTINEN KOKKOLA KRUUNUPYY KÄLVIÄ
LESTIJÄRVI LOHTAJA PERHO TOHOLAMPI ULLAVA VETELI