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Country fact sheet: Ireland (Index year: 2013)
| Age group | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | Age unknown | Total |
Interval | ||||||||||
| Screening interval (months) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Population (personally invited) | ||||||||||
| Target population | 141 688 | 125 768 | 111 733 | 379 189 | ||||||
| Annual target population | 70 844 | 62 884 | 55 867 | 189 595 | ||||||
| Women invited | 76 570 | 72 594 | 60 369 | 209 533 | ||||||
| Invitation coverage (%) | 108.1 | 115.4 | 108.1 | 110.5 | ||||||
Examinations | ||||||||||
| Women screened | 52 754 | 50 032 | 41 125 | 143 911 | ||||||
| Participation rate (%) | 68.9 | 68.9 | 68.1 | 68.7 | ||||||
Result (All tests in the invitation cohort) | ||||||||||
| Positive | 2 854 | 1 488 | 1 191 | 5 533 | ||||||
| Negative | 49 900 | 48 544 | 39 934 | 138 378 | ||||||
| Referral for further assessment (%) | 5.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||||||
Further assessment (all positive) | ||||||||||
| Done | 2 835 | 1 483 | 1 180 | 5 498 | ||||||
| Not done | 19 | 5 | 11 | 35 | ||||||
| Further assessment participation rate (%) | 99.3 | 99.7 | 99.1 | 99.4 | ||||||
Outcome | ||||||||||
| Negative | 2 354 | 1 134 | 859 | 4 347 | ||||||
| Benign lesions | 143 | 67 | 31 | 241 | ||||||
| CIS detected | 75 | 59 | 55 | 189 | ||||||
| Invasive breast cancer | 262 | 223 | 232 | 717 | ||||||
| Other histology | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||