Breast cancer screening (50-74 years)

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Radiology	100.00%
Main prescribers: Non-specialized physicians	37.41%
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	317,013
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	17,798.72
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2019	9,3%
Percentage of outpatient care	99.86%
POPULATION
Median age	60 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.10
Percentage of women	100.00%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.60
TRENDS
Trend 2017-2021	3.21%
Trend 2017-2019	2.13%
Trend 2019-2021	4.29%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2017-2019	72.02
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021	67.82
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	5.14
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	11.73
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	21,121,213 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	11.86 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	5.56
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	12.33
Average cost of interventions	66.63 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
450192 450203	Mammographie des deux seins dans le cadre d'un examen de masse organisé par une autorité	15-06-2001
450214 450225	Deuxième lecture de mammographie de dépistage, des deux seins, dans le cadre d'un examen de masse organisé par une autorité	15-06-2001
450354 450365	Mammographie des deux seins effectuée dans le cadre du dépistage du cancer du sein chez les femmes asymptomatiques ayant un profil de risque très élevé	01-02-2016
459830 459841	IRM des deux seins dans le cadre du dépistage du cancer du sein chez des femmes asymptomatiques ayant un profil de risque très élevé, comme défini à l'article 17, § 1er, 1°bis	01-02-2016
461134 461145	Echographie des deux seins dans le cadre du dépistage du cancer du sein chez des femmes asymptomatiques ayant un risque très élevé comme défini à l'article 17, § 1er, 1°bis	01-02-2016

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Women between 50 and 74 years old

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2021

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