UPDATED 08.12.2010 13:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Lappi health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2008.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.
Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 791 - - - --
25 650 71 10.9 38 5.8 53.5
302 543 487 89.7 270 49.7 55.4
352 487 446 91.6 279 57.3 62.6
402 653 649 99.4 453 69.4 69.8
452 893 826 92.5 582 65.2 70.5
502 969 969 100.0 743 76.7 76.7
552 899 896 99.7 680 75.6 75.9
602 931 932 100.1 733 78.7 78.6
65 591 29 4.9 22 3.7 75.9
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 5375 5205 96.8 3740 69.6 71.9
All ages   5305   3800   71.6
Risk group screening   545   360   66.1
Total   5850   4160   71.1

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation year and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the governmental decree on screening (2006).

Tabulation is based on registration from 15 municipalities:
ENONTEKIÖ INARI KITTILÄ KOLARI KEMIJÄRVI MUONIO PELKOSENNIEMI
POSIO RANUA ROVANIEMI SALLA SAVUKOSKI SODANKYLÄ PELLO
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