A2 Rescreening

Table A2.1: Rescreening, by screening round, participants aged 50–72, 2014 to 2021

Year

First screening round

Second screening round

Third and subsequent screening rounds

2014

60.0

70.1

85.0

2015

60.9

69.8

84.6

2016

60.6

68.2

84.5

2017

59.5

68.5

84.1

2018(a)

44.2

51.3

68.1

2019(a)

41.1

46.6

65.1

2020(a)

50.1

58.2

75.9

2021(a)

52.4

60.4

77.4

  1. COVID-19 affected these results.

Note: Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened, age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A2.2: Rescreening, by age group and screening round, participants screened during 2021

Age group (years)

First screening round

Second screening round

Third and subsequent screening rounds

40–49

41.560.575.9

50–72

53.962.977.7

75+

22.828.140.7

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened.
  2. COVID-19 affected these results. 

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A2.3a: Rescreening after the first screening round, by state and territory, participants aged 50–72 screened during 2021

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

12,296

57.7

54.9

Vic

11,624

52.0

47.7

Qld

7,882

53.3

54.9

WA

3,769

45.2

43.1

SA

3,243

62.8

59.9

Tas

1,088

57.3

58.1

ACT

715

55.9

54.8

NT

302

38.0

36.7

Australia

40,919

53.9

52.4

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened’; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened, age-standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.
  2. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A2.3b: Rescreening after the second screening round, by state and territory, participants aged 50–72 screened during 2021

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

17,237

65.0

62.1

Vic

15,708

61.9

58.0

Qld

9,523

61.3

61.3

WA

4,808

57.2

53.9

SA

4,274

69.7

64.8

Tas

1,322

63.2

63.7

ACT

1,049

66.6

64.7

NT

305

49.8

48.1

Australia

54,226

62.9

60.4

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened’; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened, age-standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.
  2. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A2.3c: Rescreening after third and subsequent screening rounds, by state and territory, participants aged 50–72 screened during 2021

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

140,572

78.1

78.0

Vic

129,514

73.9

74.1

Qld

126,359

78.8

78.2

WA

60,152

77.7

77.4

SA

51,810

83.0

82.9

Tas

18,222

80.9

80.5

ACT

8,759

82.3

81.7

NT

2,198

67.9

67.0

Australia

537,586

77.7

77.4

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened’; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants rescreened within 27 months as a percentage of participants screened, age-standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.
  2. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.