UPDATED 08.12.2010 14:59
Organised breast cancer screening programme in Finland in the invitation year 2008. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened, and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups. Information registered from 415 municipalities (out of 415).
Age group1 | Target | 2008 | Biannual programme |
  | population 31.12.2007 |
Invited n |
Screened n |
% of invited |
Invited in 2007 or 2008 |
Coverage % of population |
50-54 | 191264 | 112874 | 95743 | 84.8 | 190250 | 99.5 |
55-59 | 198798 | 82908 | 70881 | 85.5 | 198052 | 99.6 |
60-64 | 192455 | 71521 | 60641 | 84.8 | 132527 | 68.9 |
65-69 | 135756 | 18744 | 15574 | 83.1 | 44628 | 32.9 |
Total | 718273 | 286047 | 242839 | 84.9 | 565457 | 78.7 |