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Country fact sheet: Republic of Korea (Index year: 2016)
| 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) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||
Population (personally invited) | ||||||||||
| Target population | 2 406 686 | 1 854 598 | 2 451 850 | 1 748 086 | 1 862 222 | 923 142 | 1 173 224 | 677 714 | 13 097 522 | |
| Annual target population | 1 203 343 | 927 299 | 1 225 925 | 874 043 | 931 111 | 461 571 | 586 612 | 338 857 | 6 548 761 | |
| Women invited | 1 203 343 | 927 299 | 1 225 925 | 874 043 | 931 111 | 461 571 | 586 612 | 338 857 | 6 548 761 | |
| Invitation coverage (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Examinations (All tests in the year) | ||||||||||
| Women screened | 659 632 | 506 583 | 677 686 | 527 356 | 584 578 | 299 270 | 317 707 | 140 112 | 3 712 924 | |
| Examination coverage rate (%) | 54.8 | 54.6 | 55.3 | 60.3 | 62.8 | 64.8 | 54.2 | 41.3 | 56.7 | |
Result (All tests in the year) | ||||||||||
| Positive | 126 459 | 93 907 | 109 174 | 71 123 | 66 678 | 29 803 | 27 768 | 10 136 | 535 048 | |
| Negative | 533 173 | 412 676 | 568 512 | 456 233 | 517 900 | 269 467 | 289 939 | 129 976 | 3 177 876 | |
| Referral for further assessment (%) | 19.2 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 14.4 | |
Further assessment (all positive) | ||||||||||
| Done | ||||||||||
| Not done | ||||||||||
| Further assessment participation rate (%) | ||||||||||
Outcome | ||||||||||
| Negative | ||||||||||
| Benign lesions | ||||||||||
| CIS detected | 285 | 281 | 323 | 179 | 206 | 97 | 93 | 22 | 1 486 | |
| Invasive breast cancer | 1 133 | 1 272 | 1 486 | 1 165 | 1 126 | 566 | 548 | 224 | 7 520 | |
| Other histology | ||||||||||