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Table 2 Participation rates (%) for breast cancer and uterine cervix screening in 17 European countries, 2004–2014

From: Organized screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer in 17 EU countries: trajectories of attendance rates

Country

Breast cancer screening (pop. Aged 50–69)

Cervix cancer screening (pop. Aged 20–69)

First available

Last available

Average

P

First available

Last available

Average

P

% (Year)

% (Year)

ann. Change (Slope)

% (Year)

% (Year)

ann. Change (Slope)

Northern Europe

 Denmark

73.7

83.9

1.70

0.006

66.3

64.1

−0.44

0.431

(2008)

(2014)

(2009)

(2014)

 Finland

87.4

82.8

−0.46

< 0.001

71.6

70.6

−0.10

0.084

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

 Iceland

61.0

60.0

−0.10

0.010

73.0

73.0

0.00

0.142

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

 Norway

74.6

74.9

0.03

0.132

80.1

73.5

−0.66

< 0.001

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

 Sweden

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

79.3

81.4

0.21

0.008

(2004)

(2014)

Central Europe

 Belgium

56.0

60.0

0.67

0.177

60.7

53.7

−0.88

0.006

(2004)

(2010)

(2004)

(2012)

 France

38.1

52.5

1.44

0.029

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(2004)

(2014)

 Germany

57.3

56.3

−0.17

0.845

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(2006)

(2012)

 Luxembourg

62.2

60.7

−0.15

0.218

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

(2004)

(2014)

 Netherlands

81.9

79.4

−0.25

0.002

66.9

64.6

−0.23

0.006

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

British Isles

 Ireland

77.1

76.5

−0.06

0.072

60.9

77.0

5.37

0.019

(2004)

(2014)

(2011)

(2014)

 United Kingdom

74.7

75.3

0.06

0.294

80.6

77.5

−0.31

< 0.001

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

Southern Europe

 Italy

59.0

57.0

−0.20

0.486

37.7

40.5

0.28

< 0.001

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

Eastern Europe

 Czech Republic

25.7

60.8

3.51

< 0.001

36.5

52.2

1.57

< 0.001

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

 Estonia

41.0

58.0

1.70

< 0.001

32.0

50.0

2.57

0.186

(2004)

(2014)

(2007)

(2014)

 Slovakia

14.8

23.1

0.83

0.002

24.9

47.7

2.28

< 0.001

(2004)

(2014)

(2004)

(2014)

 Slovenia

85.1

78.5

−1.65

0.876

67.1

71.3

0.47

0.095

(2010)

(2014)

(2005)

(2014)