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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki region in Finland in the invitation year 2009. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2009 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2008
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2008 or 2009
Coverage
% of population
50-54 63288 37776 30468 80.7 62397 98.6
55-59 64864 25837 21036 81.4 64374 99.2
60-64 68579 36660 30053 82.0 61876 90.2
65-69 44640 14198 11439 80.6 30855 69.1
Total 241371 114471 92996 81.2 219502 90.9

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 44 municipalities:
ASKOLA ESPOO HAMINA HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ
INKOO IMATRA JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI
KOTKA KOUVOLA LAPPEENRANTA LAPINJÄRVI LEMI LILJENDAL LOVIISA
LUUMÄKI LOHJA MIEHIKKÄLÄ MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI PARIKKALA
PERNAJA PORNAINEN PYHTÄÄ PORVOO RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI RUOTSINPYHTÄÄ
RAASEPORI SAVITAIPALE SIPOO SIUNTIO TAIPALSAARI TUUSULA VIHTI
VIROLAHTI YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KAUNIAINEN