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Country fact sheet: Belgium (Flanders) Flanders / (Index year: 2014) / Male

Age group 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 Age unknown Total

Interval

Screening interval (months) 0 24 24 24 24 0 24

Population (personally invited)

Target population 216 543 190 851 165 534 124 224 697 152
Annual target population 108 272 95 426 82 767 62 112 348 577
Person invited 84 655 107 602 66 531 327 140
Invitation coverage (%) 78.2 112.8 80.4 110.0 93.9

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Person screened 29 259 42 029 48 029 34 203 153 520
Examination coverage rate (%) 27.0 44.0 58.0 55.1 44.0

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 4 081 3 380 5 151 2 701 15 313
Negative 25 178 38 649 42 878 31 502 138 207
Inadequate 7 7
Referral for further assessment (%) 13.9 8.0 10.7 7.9 10.0

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 5 640 5 640
Not done 9 673 9 673
Further assessment participation rate (%) 36.8

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy 69 69
No lesion -69 -69
Adenomas (all)
Advanced adenomas
Colorectal cancers
Other lesions