UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:24

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1998.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.1997
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 1120 - - - --
25 923 257 27.8 175 19.0 68.1
302 1028 988 96.1 738 71.8 74.7
352 1061 1055 99.4 827 77.9 78.4
402 1041 1035 99.4 837 80.4 80.9
452 1193 1185 99.3 975 81.7 82.3
502 1289 1285 99.7 1059 82.2 82.4
552 921 869 94.4 736 79.9 84.7
602 925 922 99.7 787 85.1 85.4
65 786 360 45.8 301 38.3 83.6
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 7458 7339 98.4 5959 79.9 81.2
All ages   7956   6435   80.9
Risk group screening   455   365   80.2
Total 10287 8411 81.8 6800 66.1 80.8

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation year and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the Decree on Public Health (1992).

Tabulation is based on registration from 17 municipalities:
JURVA KASKINEN KORSNÄS KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI LAIHIA LUOTO MAALAHTI
MAKSAMAA MUSTASAARI NÄRPIÖ ORAVAINEN PIETARSAARI PEDERSÖREN KUNTA UUSIKAARLEPYY
VAASA VÄHÄKYRÖ VÖYRI