Participation Rates and Target Populations for Breast Cancer Screening Programs in 27 ICSN Countries, 2007-2008

Country	Number of Women Screened (year 2005) ¹	Estimated size of target population	Participation Rate (2005)
Australia	631,730	2,149,836	56.2%
Belgium	111,449	1,110,000	25%
Brazil	²	7,500,000	²
Canada	162,244	3,461,193	36.5%
Czech Republic	209,169	1,688,206	18.5%
Denmark	4,100	113,770	75.4%
Finland	35,000	650,000	87.3%
France	1,871,497	7,000,000	44.8%
Germany		10,200,000	55%
Hungary	²	1,200,000	37.7%
Iceland	16,362	49,444	61%
Ireland	18,857	185,000	74.1%
Israel	20,000	550,000	55%
Italy	369,929	3,301,509	59.8%
Japan	4,029,092	22,725,531	17.7%
Korea	1,091,623	4,432,650	24.6%
Luxembourg	2,549	44,000	64%
Netherlands	110,000	2,290,000	81.7%
New Zealand	89,064	563,799	52.2%
Norway	33,000	550,000	76%
Portugal	52,000	300,000	63%
Spain	4,078	80,000	88.2%
Switzerland	5,500	80,000	50%
Turkey		²	71%
United Kingdom	350,000	2,400,000	75%
United States		2	66%
Uruguay	32,000	550,000	75%

1 Initial Screens

2 Data not available

Questions: Please estimate the number of women screened in this program(s) in 2005 (initial and subsequent); Estimated size of the screening program's target population; Participation rate (i.e., estimated proportion of the target population that is screened) in 2005 or most recent year for which this measure is available.

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Participation Rates and Target Populations for Breast Cancer Screening Programs in 27 ICSN Countries, 2007-2008