UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:16


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Päijät-Häme 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 7763 4510 3876 85.9 7609 98.0
55-59 8869 3824 3303 86.4 8851 99.8
60-64 8687 3144 2717 86.4 5659 65.1
65-69 6210 901 766 85.0 1525 24.6
Total 31529 12379 10662 86.1 23644 75.0

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 14 municipalities:
ARTJÄRVI ASIKKALA HARTOLA HOLLOLA HEINOLA IITTI HÄMEENKOSKI
KÄRKÖLÄ LAHTI MYRSKYLÄ NASTOLA ORIMATTILA PADASJOKI SYSMÄ