UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:16


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Länsi-Pohja 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 2647 1586 1358 85.6 2648 100.0
55-59 2670 1083 920 84.9 2666 99.9
60-64 2369 558 476 85.3 1102 46.5
65-69 1683 - - - - -
Total 9369 3227 2754 85.3 6416 68.5

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 6 municipalities:
KEMI KEMINMAA SIMO TERVOLA TORNIO YLITORNIO