Cervical screening in Australia 2019
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Topic: Cancer screening
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Cervical screening in Australia 2019, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 9 June 2026.
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This is the last monitoring report (to 30 June 2017) for the previous ‘Pap test-based’ National Cervical Screening Program, which ceased on 30 November 2017. For women aged 20–69, participation was estimated at 54%–56%, 7 out of every 1,000 women screened had a high-grade abnormality detected before possible progression to cervical cancer, there were 9–10 new cases per 100,000 women, and there were 2 deaths per 100,000 women.
- ISSN: 1039-3307
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-525-3
- Cat. no: CAN 124
- Pages: 107
Findings from this report:
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For every 1,000 women screened, 7 women had a high-grade abnormality detected by histology
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In 2015, 727 women aged 20–69 were diagnosed with cervical cancer
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In 2017, 140 women aged 20–69 died from cervical cancer
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have poorer cervical cancer outcomes