UPDATED 21.11.2013 08:15

Organised breast cancer screening programme in Finland in the invitation year 2011. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened, and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups. Information registered from 335 municipalities (out of 336).

Age group1 Target 2011 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2010
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2010 or 2011
Coverage
% of population
50-54 185666 112586 95311 84.7 184589 99.4
55-59 194360 76864 64765 84.3 194223 99.9
60-64 202159 120185 102737 85.5 202222 100.0
65-69 155680 31924 26742 83.8 73014 46.9
Total 737865 341559 289555 84.8 654048 88.6

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