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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Savo 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 4029 2360 2094 88.7 4025 99.9
55-59 4240 1748 1539 88.0 4224 99.6
60-64 4097 1047 913 87.2 2183 53.3
65-69 3197 - - - - -
Total 15563 5155 4546 88.2 10432 67.0

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 10 municipalities:
HIRVENSALMI JUVA KANGASNIEMI MIKKELI MÄNTYHARJU PERTUNMAA PIEKSÄMÄKI
PUUMALA RISTIINA SUOMENNIEMI