UPDATED 08.12.2010 14:59

Organised breast cancer screening programme 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. Information registered from 415 municipalities (out of 415).

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 191264 112874 95743 84.8 190250 99.5
55-59 198798 82908 70881 85.5 198052 99.6
60-64 192455 71521 60641 84.8 132527 68.9
65-69 135756 18744 15574 83.1 44628 32.9
Total 718273 286047 242839 84.9 565457 78.7

Data missing for women with referral to surgery in the Kainuu, Lappi and Länsi-Pohja health care districts.
1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation and the birth year.