UPDATED 08.12.2010 14:59


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district 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.

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 5586 3342 2945 88.1 5592 100.1
55-59 5947 2376 2105 88.6 5975 100.5
60-64 5811 2052 1855 90.4 3592 61.8
65-69 4179 154 137 89.0 555 13.3
Total 21523 7924 7042 88.9 15714 73.0

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 16 municipalities:
JURVA KASKINEN KORSNÄS KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI LAIHIA LUOTO MAALAHTI
MUSTASAARI NÄRPIÖ ORAVAINEN PIETARSAARI PEDERSÖREN KUNTA UUSIKAARLEPYY VAASA
VÄHÄKYRÖ VÖYRI-MAKSAMAA