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Country fact sheet: Nicaragua (Index year: 2019)

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 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Target population 194 846 158 518 130 777 113 398 96 771 69 524 39 650 34 528 37 189 875 201
Annual target population 97 423 79 259 130 777 113 398 96 771 69 524 39 650 34 528 37 189 698 519
Women screened 4 688 5 384 4 753 3 808 2 588 1 131 972 557 337 24 218
Examination coverage rate (%) 4.8 6.8 3.6 3.4 2.7 1.6 2.5 1.6 0.9 3.5

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 82 85 96 91 80 61 53 38 28 614
Negative 3 933 4 596 4 023 3 224 2 215 938 773 447 256 20 405
Referral for further assessment (%)2.0 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.5 6.1 6.4 7.8 9.9 2.9

Further assessment (all positive)

Done
Not done
Further assessment participation rate (%)

Outcome

Negative
Benign lesions
CIS detected 1 2 3 3 2 1 12
Invasive breast cancer 75 76 72 77 69 58 49 36 24 536
Other histology