UPDATED 08.12.2010 14:59


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Pirkanmaan health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2008. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2008 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2007 or 2008
Coverage
% of population
50-54 16206 9772 8370 85.7 16223 100.1
55-59 17162 6800 5773 84.9 17163 100.0
60-64 17078 7398 6219 84.1 11688 68.4
65-69 12077 317 279 88.0 864 7.2
Total 62523 24287 20641 85.0 45938 73.5

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 28 municipalities:
AKAA HÄMEENKYRÖ IKAALINEN JUUPAJOKI KANGASALA KIHNIÖ KIIKOINEN
KUHMALAHTI KURU KYLMÄKOSKI LEMPÄÄLÄ MOUHIJÄRVI MÄNTTÄ NOKIA
ORIVESI PARKANO PIRKKALA PÄLKÄNE RUOVESI TAMPERE URJALA
VALKEAKOSKI VAMMALA VESILAHTI VILPPULA VIRRAT YLÖJÄRVI ÄETSÄ