Cervical screening in Australia 2013–2014 presents the latest national statistics monitoring the National Cervical Screening Program, which aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. Around 57% of women in the target age group of 20–69 took part in the program, with more than 3.8 million women screening in 2013 and 2014. Cervical cancer incidence for women of all ages remains at an historical low of 7 new cases per 100,000 women, and deaths are also low, historically and by international standards, at 2 deaths per 100,000 women.

ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-74249-927-7
Cat. no: CAN 95
Pages: 105

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Summary
  - Cervical cancer cases and deaths are low by international standards
  - Around 6 in 10 women participate in the National Cervical Screening Program
  - Relatively few women rescreen early, and a third respond to a reminder letter
  - High-grade abnormality detection rates similar, despite decreases in ages <25
- Report card
- Navigating changes in this report
Body section
- 1 Introduction
  - 1.1 Cervical cancer
  - 1.2 The primary cause of cervical cancer is HPV
  - 1.3 Cervical cancer is a largely preventable disease
- 2 The current state of cervical screening in Australia: on the cusp of change
- 3 Monitoring cervical screening in Australia using NCSP data
  - 3.1 Screening behaviour
  - 3.2 Characteristics of the screening test
  - 3.3 Detection of high-grade abnormalities
- 4 Monitoring cervical screening in Australia using AIHW data
  - 4.1 Incidence of cervical cancer
  - 4.2 Survival after a diagnosis of cervical cancer
  - 4.3 Prevalence of cervical cancer
  - 4.4 Mortality from cervical cancer
- 5 Monitoring other aspects of cervical screening in Australia
  - 5.1 Monitoring the safety of cervical screening management guidelines
  - 5.2 Expenditure on cervical screening
End matter
- Appendixes
  - Appendix A: Supporting data tables
    - A1 Participation
    - A2 Rescreening
    - A3 Cytology
    - A4 Histology
    - A5 Cytology-histology correlation
    - A6 Incidence of cervical cancer
    - A7 Mortality from cervical cancer
  - Appendix B: National Cervical Screening Program information
    - Performance indicators
    - Standards
  - Appendix C: Data sources
    - State and territory cervical screening registers
    - AIHW Australian Cancer Database
    - AIHW National Mortality Database
    - ABS Population data
    - AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database
    - AIHW Disease Expenditure Database
    - Medicare Australia Statistics
  - Appendix D: Data quality statement
    - Data Quality Statement: cervical screening data 2013-2014
  - Appendix E: Classifications
    - Age
    - State or territory
    - Remoteness area
    - Socioeconomic group
    - Classification of cervical cancer by histology
  - Appendix F: Statistical methods
    - Crude rates
    - Age-specific rates
    - Age-standardised rates
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures
- List of boxes
- Related publications
- Supplementary online data tables

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