UPDATED 15.10.2013 14:11


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1995. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1995 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1994
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1994 or 1995
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5064 3292 3019 91.7 5065 100.0
55-592 4315 2435 2244 92.2 4316 100.0
60-64 4115 1046 948 90.6 3377 82.1
65-69 4300 - - - 750 17.4
Total 17794 6773 6211 91.7 13508 75.9

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 17 municipalities:
JURVA KASKINEN KORSNÄS KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI LAIHIA LUOTO MAALAHTI
MAKSAMAA MUSTASAARI NÄRPIÖ ORAVAINEN PIETARSAARI PEDERSÖREN KUNTA UUSIKAARLEPYY
VAASA VÄHÄKYRÖ VÖYRI