UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:05


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Pirkanmaan health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2004. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2004 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2003
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2003 or 2004
Coverage
% of population
50-542 15816 9441 8224 87.1 15787 99.8
55-592 16823 6956 6135 88.2 16799 99.9
60-64 11521 2185 1936 88.6 4392 38.1
65-69 11065 214 187 87.4 589 5.3
Total 55225 18796 16482 87.7 37567 68.0

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 32 municipalities:
HÄMEENKYRÖ IKAALINEN JUUPAJOKI KANGASALA KIHNIÖ KIIKOINEN KUHMALAHTI
KURU KYLMÄKOSKI LEMPÄÄLÄ LUOPIOINEN LÄNGELMÄKI MOUHIJÄRVI MÄNTTÄ
NOKIA ORIVESI PARKANO PÄLKÄNE RUOVESI SAHALAHTI SUODENNIEMI
TAMPERE TOIJALA URJALA VALKEAKOSKI VAMMALA VESILAHTI VIIALA
VILJAKKALA VILPPULA VIRRAT ÄETSÄ

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
PIRKKALA YLÖJÄRVI