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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Savo health care district 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 4206 2525 2229 88.3 4190 99.6
55-59 4357 1690 1490 88.2 4359 100.0
60-64 4537 1934 1719 88.9 3024 66.7
65-69 3289 - - - - -
Total 16389 6149 5438 88.4 11573 70.6

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 11 municipalities:
HIRVENSALMI JOROINEN JUVA KANGASNIEMI MIKKELI MÄNTYHARJU PERTUNMAA
PIEKSÄMÄKI PUUMALA RISTIINA SUOMENNIEMI