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Country fact sheet: Belgium (Wallonia) Wallonia / (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) 24 24 24 24 24 0 24

Population (personally invited)

Target population 126 430 116 258 106 330 83 036 56 787 488 841
Annual target population 63 215 58 129 53 165 41 518 28 394 244 421
Person invited 76 805 73 860 65 298 56 526 309 335
Invitation coverage (%) 121.5 127.1 122.8 136.1 129.8 126.6

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Person screened 4 270 4 142 4 390 4 212 2 420 19 434
Examination coverage rate (%) 6.8 7.1 8.3 10.1 8.5 8.0

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 161 172 207 184 112 836
Negative 4 004 3 886 4 099 3 954 2 270 18 213
Inadequate 105 84 84 74 38 385
Referral for further assessment (%) 3.9 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.3

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 115 117 154 139 80 605
Not done 46 55 53 45 32 231
Further assessment participation rate (%) 71.4 68.0 74.4 75.5 71.4 72.4

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy 12 13 15 13 9 62
No lesion 60 37 51 53 21 222
Adenomas (all) 19 37 37 28 25 146
Advanced adenomas 17 26 33 27 14 117
Colorectal cancers 6 2 12 15 8 43
Other lesions