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

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 213 916 191 129 172 369 140 200 717 614
Annual target population 106 958 95 565 86 185 70 100 358 808
Person invited 82 471 106 463 67 468 1 330 747
Invitation coverage (%) 77.1 111.4 78.3 106.1 92.2

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Person screened 33 025 45 837 48 331 36 807 1 164 001
Examination coverage rate (%) 30.9 48.0 56.1 52.5 45.7

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 2 948 2 166 3 566 1 880 10 560
Negative 30 077 43 671 44 765 34 927 1 153 441
Inadequate 7 7
Referral for further assessment (%) 8.9 4.7 7.4 5.1 6.4

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 3 752 3 752
Not done 6 808 6 808
Further assessment participation rate (%) 35.5

Outcome

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