UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:16

Organised breast cancer screening programme 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. Information registered from 384 municipalities (out of 415).

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 158698 93867 80761 86.0 158533 99.9
55-59 165810 68842 59713 86.7 165225 99.6
60-64 160455 55060 47233 85.8 104134 64.9
65-69 115451 13377 11327 84.7 30412 26.3
Total 600414 231146 199034 86.1 458304 76.3

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