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Country fact sheet: Malta (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 0 0 0 0 0 0 36

Population (not personally invited)

Target population
Annual target population
Women screened 7 169 7 169
Examination coverage rate (%)

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 736 736
Negative 6 403 6 403
Referral for further assessment (%) 10.3 10.3

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 730 730
Not done 6 6
Further assessment participation rate (%) 99.2 99.2

Outcome

Negative 681 681
Benign lesions 5 5
CIS detected 9 9
Invasive breast cancer 35 35
Other histology