The following text has been taken from the 'Data Definition and User Guide' for this year (see the
Dataset Documentation Catalogue).
Target number
B1
Target
To reduce the death rate for breast cancer in the population invited for
screening by at least 25% by the year 2000 (from 95.1 per 100,000
population in 1990 to no more than 71.3 per 100,000).
Indicator title
Mortality rates from breast cancer in women aged 50-69