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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 4588 2751 2491 90.5 4572 99.7
55-592 4041 1620 1456 89.9 4048 100.2
60-64 4169 2578 2302 89.3 3410 81.8
65-69 4469 - - - - -
Total 17267 6949 6249 89.9 12030 69.7

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