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Country fact sheet: Spain (Basque Country) Basque Country / (Index year: 2018) / 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

Population (personally invited)

Target population 85 000 78 100 68 100 60 500 291 700
Annual target population 42 500 39 050 34 050 30 250 145 850
Person invited 39 316 33 740 27 784 23 750 124 590
Invitation coverage (%) 92.5 86.4 81.6 78.5 85.4

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Person screened 26 308 23 877 20 634 18 363 89 182
Examination coverage rate (%) 61.9 61.1 60.6 60.7 61.1

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 1 235 1 092 1 175 1 226 4 728
Negative 25 066 22 771 19 452 17 129 84 418
Inadequate 7 14 7 8 36
Referral for further assessment (%) 4.7 4.6 5.7 6.7 5.3

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 1 155 1 029 1 114 1 160 4 458
Not done 80 63 61 66 270
Further assessment participation rate (%) 93.5 94.2 94.8 94.6 94.3

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy
No lesion 388 334 305 293 1 320
Adenomas (all) 724 648 737 785 2 894
Advanced adenomas 486 412 500 527 1 925
Colorectal cancers 36 26 46 43 151
Other lesions