UPDATED 17.10.2013 13:44


Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Helsinki and Uusimaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2009. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 2009 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.2008
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
2008 or 2009
Coverage
% of population
50-54 51863 30854 24365 79.0 50979 98.3
55-59 52494 21023 16757 79.7 52014 99.1
60-64 55451 31754 25685 80.9 53805 97.0
65-69 35448 14137 11391 80.6 30683 86.6
Total 195256 97768 78198 80.0 187481 96.0

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 28 municipalities:
ASKOLA ESPOO HANKO HELSINKI VANTAA HYVINKÄÄ INKOO
JÄRVENPÄÄ KARJALOHJA KARKKILA KERAVA KIRKKONUMMI LAPINJÄRVI LILJENDAL
LOVIISA LOHJA MÄNTSÄLÄ NUMMI-PUSULA NURMIJÄRVI PERNAJA PORNAINEN
PUKKILA PORVOO RAASEPORI SIPOO SIUNTIO TUUSULA VIHTI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KAUNIAINEN