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

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 86 600 82 800 73 300 67 100 309 800
Annual target population 43 300 41 400 36 650 33 550 154 900
Person invited 39 810 36 362 31 143 28 408 135 723
Invitation coverage (%) 91.9 87.8 85.0 84.7 87.6

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Person screened 28 932 27 776 24 446 22 455 103 609
Examination coverage rate (%) 66.8 67.1 66.7 66.9 66.9

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 908 895 906 1 030 3 739
Negative 28 018 26 873 23 533 21 420 99 844
Inadequate 6 8 7 5 26
Referral for further assessment (%) 3.1 3.2 3.7 4.6 3.6

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 847 844 860 982 3 533
Not done 61 51 46 48 206
Further assessment participation rate (%) 93.3 94.3 94.9 95.3 94.5

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy
No lesion 458 428 374 398 1 658
Adenomas (all) 356 367 433 529 1 685
Advanced adenomas 228 197 254 314 993
Colorectal cancers 21 24 36 34 115
Other lesions