UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:07


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2005. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2005 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2004
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2004 or 2005
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5906 3508 3135 89.4 5913 100.1
55-592 6306 2513 2255 89.7 6334 100.4
60-64 4832 667 581 87.1 1366 28.3
65-69 4063 62 52 83.9 270 6.6
Total 21107 6750 6023 89.2 13883 65.8

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