The participation rate in Luxembourg’s mammography programme has stabilised following a dip and has been rising again since 2020, reaching 55.8% in 2023. Health Minister Martine Deprez provided the figures in response to a parliamentary question from Green MP Djuna Bernard.
More than 26,000 mammograms were performed as part of the prevention programme in 2025. When mammograms carried out outside the programme are also taken into account, the overall coverage rate stands at around 70%, which is in line with the target that has been set.
Luxembourg’s national breast screening programme, known as the Mammography Programme, is aimed at all women aged between 45 and 74, with the recommendation that they undergo a mammogram every two years to screen for breast cancer. Mammograms carried out under the programme are free of charge.
As reminded by the Health Ministry, early breast cancer diagnosis is only possible through screening mammography.
For more information on how to schedule a mammography, visit the Health Ministry’s dedicated website.
