UPDATED 17.10.2013 13:38


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki and Uusimaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2007. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2007 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2006
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2006 or 2007
Coverage
% of population
50-54 52598 30991 24317 78.5 52021 98.9
55-59 54935 22363 17908 80.1 54950 100.0
60-64 49630 26745 21550 80.6 35339 71.2
65-69 33278 15020 11982 79.8 21135 63.5
Total 190441 95119 75757 79.6 163445 85.8

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 31 municipalities:
ASKOLA ESPOO HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ INKOO
JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJAA KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI LAPINJÄRVI
LILJENDAL LOVIISA LOHJA MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI PERNAJA
POHJA PORNAINEN PUKKILA PORVOO SAMMATTI SIPOO SIUNTIO
TAMMISAARI TUUSULA VIHTI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KAUNIAINEN