UPDATED 20.11.2013 14:10


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Satakunta health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2006. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2006 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2005
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2005 or 2006
Coverage
% of population
50-542 8617 5110 4605 90.1 8507 98.7
55-592 9701 4066 3705 91.1 9694 99.9
60-64 7655 1265 1149 90.8 2309 30.2
65-69 6893 - - - - -
Total 32866 10441 9459 90.6 20510 62.4

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the Decree on Public Health (1992).

Tabulation is based on registration from 24 municipalities:
EURA EURAJOKI HARJAVALTA HONKAJOKI HUITTINEN JÄMIJÄRVI KANKAANPÄÄ
KARVIA KIUKAINEN KODISJOKI KOKEMÄKI KÖYLIÖ LAPPI LAVIA
LUVIA MERIKARVIA NAKKILA NOORMARKKU POMARKKU PORI RAUMA
SIIKAINEN SÄKYLÄ ULVILA