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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1992. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1992 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1991
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1991 or 1992
Coverage
% of population
50-542 4428 2603 2389 91.8 4433 100.1
55-592 4122 2408 2185 90.7 4124 100.0
60-64 4214 754 670 88.9 4151 98.5
65-69 4328 - - - - -
Total 17092 5765 5244 91.0 12708 74.4

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

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
JURVA