UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:13

Organised breast cancer screening programme 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. Information registered from 385 municipalities (out of 416).

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 161087 94540 81029 85.7 160982 99.9
55-59 169231 68365 58909 86.2 169378 100.1
60-64 149559 52043 44189 84.9 70045 46.8
65-69 115524 15700 12694 80.9 23752 20.6
Total 595401 230648 196821 85.3 424157 71.2

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