Table 3 Number of radiologists and of mammography units in 31 countries^a

Country	Number of women of all ages in year 2005 ^b	Number of radiologists after 2002	Number of radiologists reported as specialised in mammography examination	Total number of mammography units	Mammography units per million women	Year of data for mammography units
Turkey	36 314 381	NA	NA	493	14	2006
Denmark^c	2 742 913	1050	NA	54	20	2003
The Netherlands^d	8 208 045	829	171	162	20	2005^e
United Kingdom^d	30 514 714	2911	301	626	21	2005
Norway	2 325 518	430	NA	51	22	2006
Poland	19 844 491	2400	300	466	23	2005^e
Hungary	5 289 951	1200	180	127	24	2004
Czech Republic	5 244 887	1293	NA	145	28	2003
Slovac Repubic	2 780 891	530	118	80	29	2005^e
Ireland	2 084 588	180	NA	69	33	2005
Iceland	147 000	26	NA	5	34	2007
Sweden	4 554 814	974	NA	174	38	2006
Canada	16 274 553	2039	1,259	656	40	2006
Luxembourg	235 830	58	NA	10	42	2006
New Zealand	2 048 740	268	NA	94	46	2004
Korea	23 844 230	2627	189	1136	48	2005
Japan	65 506 343	10 556	1641	3,207	49	2005^e
Germany	42 301 156	6314	NA	2,163	51	2001
Spain	21 915 968	3895	371	1,140	52	2004
Belgium	5 306 707	1466	450	293	55	2006
Australia	10 202 449	1334	NA	645	63	2005^e
Malta	202 454	NA	NA	13	64	2006
Finland	2 679 104	NA	NA	179	67	2006
Portugal	5 422 193	762	NA	366	68	2005
Greece	5 625 709	2500	NA	405	72	2005
Switzerland	3 740 073	654	NA	297	79	2005
Cyprus	428 936	NA	NA	36	84	2006
Italy	29 898 180	10 000	1147	2560	86	2005^e
France	31 032 618	7392	NA	2700	87	2006
USA	151 532 730	24 913	NA	13 552	89	2006
Austria	4 186 019	950	150	420	100	2005^e

^aMammography units include analogical and digital machines, being part or not being part of a national screening programme.
^bFrom the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.
^cMammography screening programme organised in Copenhagen city and in two counties, covering 20% of Danish women 50–69 years of age (Jensen et al, 2004).
^dCoverage of target population of 70% or more was achieved in 1995 in the United Kingdom (women 50–64 years old, triennial screening) (ACBCS, 2006), in 1997 in the Netherlands (women 50–69 years old, biennial screening) (Otto et al, 2003) and in 2004 in Norway (women 50–69 years old, biennial screening)(Vatten, 2007; Hofvind et al, 2007).
^eYear of inventory not specified by data source and assumed as being data valid for 2005.

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