Table 1.
| Country | Program | Test 1 | Cut-Off 2 | Target Age 3 | Interval 3 (years) | Invited 4 (%) | Participation 5 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Austria | Regional/Opportunistic | FIT/gFOBT/CS | NA | 40–80 | 1 | NA | NA |
| Belarus | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Belgium | Regional | FIT/CS | 15 | 50–74 | 2 | 99.2 | 27.7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Regional/Opportunistic | gFOBT | NA | >50 | NA | NA | NA |
| Bulgaria | No/Opportunistic | gFOBT | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Croatia | National | gFOBT | NA | 50–74 | 2 | 100 | 15.3 |
| Cyprus | Pilot/Planned | FIT | NA | 50–69 | 2 | NA | NA |
| Czech Republic | Regional/Opportunistic | FIT/gFOBT/CS | 15 | 50–79 | 2 | NA | 22.7 |
| Denmark | National | FIT | 20 | 50–74 | 2 | 25 | 64 |
| Estonia | Pilot/Planned | FIT | NA | 60–69 | 2 | ||
| Finland | Pilot/Planned | gFOBT | NA | 60–69 | 2 | 23.9 | 66.4 |
| France | Regional | FIT/gFOBT | 30 | 50–74 | 2 | 99.1 | 26.5 |
| Germany | Opportunistic/Pilot/planned | FIT/gFOBT/CS | NA | 50–74 | 2–10 | NA | NA |
| Greece | No/Opportunistic | gFOBT/CS | NA | 50–74 | NA | NA | NA |
| Hungary | Pilot/Planned | FIT | 20 | 50–70 | 2 | 21.1 | 36.7 |
| Iceland | Opportunistic/Planned | gFOBT/CS | NA | 55–75 | 2–10 | NA | 30 |
| Ireland | National | FIT | 20 | 60–69 | 2 | 10.9 | 39.6 |
| Italy | National | FIT/FS 6 | 20 | 50–74 6 | 2 | 75 | 42 |
| Latvia | No/Opportunistic | gFOBT | NA | 50–74 | NA | NA | 11.1 |
| Lithuania | Opportunistic/Pilot/Planned | FIT | NA | 50–74 | 2 | NA | 53.1 |
| Luxembourg | Opportunistic/Planned | FIT/gFOBT/CS | NA | 55–74 | 2 | NA | NA |
| Macedonia | No/Opportunistic | FIT | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Malta | National | FIT | 16–20 | 55–66 | 2 | 100 | 45.4 |
| Montenegro | Regional | FIT | NA | 50–74 | 2 | NA | 33.3 |
| The Netherlands | National | FIT | 47 | 55–75 | 2 | 38.5 | 71.2 |
| Norway | Regional/Pilot | FIT | NA | 55–64 | 2 | NA | 64.8 |
| Poland | National | CS | NA | 55–64 | 10 | 12.5 | 16.7 |
| Portugal | Regional | FIT/gFOBT | 20 | 50–70 | 2 | 1.6 | 62 |
| Romania | No/Opportunistic | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Russian Federation | Opportunistic/ Pilot | FIT/CS | NA | 48–75 | NA | NA | NA |
| Serbia | National | FIT | NA | 50–74 | 2 | NA | 58.4 |
| Slovakian Republic | No/Opportunistic | FIT/gFOBT/CS | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Slovenia | National | FIT | 20 | 50–69 | 2 | 93 | 47.1 |
| Spain | National | FIT/gFOBT | 20 | 50–69 | 2 | 14.2 | 50.2 |
| Sweden | Regional | gFOBT | NA | 60–69 | 2 | 100 | 62.7 |
| Switzerland | No/Opportunistic | FIT/CS | NA | 50–69 | 2–10 | NA | 22 |
| Ukraine | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| United Kingdom | National | FIT/gFOBT/FS | NA | 50–74 6 | 2 | 100 | 56.1 |
1 Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT), fecal immunochemical test (FIT), colonoscopy (CS), flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS), not available (NA). 2 Cut-off for FIT in µg Hb/g feces 3. Target age and interval screening according to the national programs. 4 Percentage of people of the target age invited to participate in the screening. 5 Percentage of invited people that participated in the screening. 6 Regional or national differences.