This report presents statistics on BreastScreen Australia using key performance indicators. 52% of women in the target age group of 50–74 participated in BreastScreen Australia in 2022–2023, with over 1.9 million screening. Breast cancer mortality has decreased since BreastScreen Australia began, from 74 deaths per 100,000 women aged 50–74 in 1991, to 37 deaths per 100,000 women in 2023.
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Key findings
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In 2022–2023, over 1.9 million women participated in the BreastScreen Australia–this was 52% of women aged 50–74
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Australian women, with 11,540 new cases diagnosed in women aged 50–74 in 2021
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In 2023, 58% of breast cancers detected through BreastScreen Australia for participants aged 50–74 were small (≤15mm)
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In 2021, of all breast cancer cases in women aged 50–74, 49% were detected through BreastScreen Australia