A6b Program sensitivity

Table A6.5: Program sensitivity for participants aged 50–74 screened in index years 2018, 2019 and 2020, by state and territory, first and subsequent screening rounds, 0–12 months follow‑up

State and territory

First screening round

Subsequent screening rounds

NSW

94.4

88.6

Vic

91.4

88.8

Qld

94.1

89.6

WA

90.4

86.0

SA

96.6

89.0

Tas

95.8

88.0

ACT

94.1

91.3

NT

86.2

89.6

Australia

93.3

88.7

Note: Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of screen‑detected cancers as a percentage of all cancers (screen‑detected and interval cancers), age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A6.6: Program sensitivity for participants aged 50–74 screened in index years 2018, 2019 and 2020, by state and territory, first and subsequent screening rounds, 0–24 months follow‑up

State and territory

First screening round

Subsequent screening rounds

NSW

87.0

75.5

Vic

82.1

73.9

Qld

85.7

74.8

WA

84.9

74.6

SA

86.0

74.0

Tas

84.0

75.5

ACT

89.4

81.0

NT

80.0

80.8

Australia

85.2

74.9

Note: Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of screen‑detected cancers as a percentage of all cancers (screen‑detected and interval cancers), age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A6.7: Program sensitivity for participants screened in index years 2018, 2019 and 2020, all screening rounds, by age group, 0–12 months and 0–24 months follow‑up

Age group (years)

Crude rate (0–12 months)

Crude rate (0–24 months)

40–49

80.4

65.4

50–59

87.7

74.0

60–69

91.2

78.9

70–74

92.9

82.7

75+

93.3

85.0

Note: Crude rate is the number of screen detected cancers as a percentage of all cancers (screen detected and interval cancers).

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A6.8: Program sensitivity for participants aged 50–74 screened in index years 2018, 2019 and 2020, all screening rounds, by state and territory, 0–12 months and 0–24 months follow‑up

State and territory

Crude rate (0–12 months)

AS rate (0–12 months)

Crude rate (0–24 months)

AS rate (0–24 months)

NSW

90.8

89.8

79.6

77.9

Vic

90.2

89.5

76.2

75.2

Qld

91.2

90.4

77.8

76.3

WA

87.3

86.2

77.1

75.7

SA

91.4

90.0

78.2

75.4

Tas

90.1

89.1

78.0

76.5

ACT

91.9

91.9

81.3

81.8

NT

92.6

91.4

82.9

81.9

Australia

90.4

89.5

78.0

76.6

Note: Age-standardised (AS) rate is the number of screen detected cancers as a percentage of all cancers (screen detected and interval cancers), age-standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.