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Organised breast 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 and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1999 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1998
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1998 or 1999
Coverage
% of population
50-542 3312 1952 1758 90.1 3288 99.3
55-592 2400 1268 1143 90.1 2395 99.8
60-64 2524 93 83 89.2 579 22.9
65-69 2366 - - - - -
Total 10602 3313 2984 90.1 6262 59.1

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 9 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI