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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa 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 6027 3523 3222 91.5 6022 99.9
55-592 4264 2572 2351 91.4 4264 100.0
60-64 4116 1097 937 85.4 3030 73.6
65-69 3722 48 42 87.5 613 16.5
Total 18129 7240 6552 90.5 13929 76.8

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 16 municipalities:
JURVA KASKINEN KORSNÄS LAIHIA LUOTO MAALAHTI MAKSAMAA
MUSTASAARI NÄRPIÖ ORAVAINEN PIETARSAARI PEDERSÖREN KUNTA UUSIKAARLEPYY VAASA
VÄHÄKYRÖ VÖYRI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI