How many women have self-referred to the breast cancer screening programme, in each year since 1999.

Information on the numbers of women over the screening age who have self-referred into the breast screening programme can be found in the tables below.
Please note that in 2003, the age range for routine invitation to the breast screening programme was amended. Women aged 50 to 64 years old were invited for routine breast screening up to 2003, and from 2003, women aged 50 to 70 years old were routinely invited.
It is important to note that the data below is management information and has not been subject to the necessary quality checks carried out for an official publication. The breast screening year runs from 1st April to 31st March.
Table 1: Breast screening attendance by women aged 65 and over self-referring to the screening programme in Scotland, 1st April 1999 to 31st March 2003.
Year
Self-referrals ages 65 and over
1999-00
9,722
2000-01
10,502
2001-02
11,130
2002-03
13,026
Table 2: Breast screening attendance by women aged 71 and over self-referring to the screening programme in Scotland, 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2020.
Year
Self-referrals ages 71 and over
2003-04
4,024
2004-05
4,847
2005-06
5,768
2006-07
6,156
2007-08
6,572
2008-09
8,498
2009-10
7,357
2010-11
8,577
2011-12
9,413
2012-13
7,925
2013-14
9,074
2014-15
9,695
2015-16
8,191
2016-17
9,845
2017-18
10,475
2018-19
12,144
2019-20
10,958
Source: Public Health Scotland