A4 Screening results

Table A4.1a: Risk of a significant cervical abnormality, primary screening episodes, by age, 2024

Age group

Low risk

Intermediate risk

Higher risk

Screening episodes

25–29

109,854

20,234

2,111

135,579

30–34

128,828

10,726

1,964

143,710

35–39

145,487

7,942

2,406

157,759

40–44

143,661

6,468

2,364

154,110

45–49

132,487

5,164

2,537

141,615

50–54

137,138

4,997

2,456

146,094

55–59

125,305

4,198

2,330

133,315

60–64

128,457

3,814

2,274

135,963

65–69

112,314

2,925

1,878

118,311

70–74

80,337

1,374

1,271

84,452

25–74

1,243,868

67,842

21,591

1,350,908

Source: AIHW analysis of NCSR data (NCSR RDE 11/07/2025).

Table A4.1b: Risk of a significant cervical abnormality, primary screening episodes, by age, 2024

Age group

Low risk

Intermediate risk

Higher risk

25–29

81.0

14.9

1.6

30–34

89.6

7.5

1.4

35–39

92.2

5.0

1.5

40–44

93.2

4.2

1.5

45–49

93.6

3.6

1.8

50–54

93.9

3.4

1.7

55–59

94.0

3.1

1.7

60–64

94.5

2.8

1.7

65–69

94.9

2.5

1.6

70–74

95.1

1.6

1.5

25–74

92.1

5.0

1.6

Source: AIHW analysis of NCSR data (NCSR RDE 11/07/2025).

Table A4.2a: Risk of a significant cervical abnormality, primary screening episodes, by state and territory, 2024

State and territory

Low risk

Intermediate risk

Higher risk

Screening episodes

NSW

367,896

19,434

6,237

397,774

Vic

348,472

19,710

5,795

379,661

Qld

239,857

13,962

4,523

261,669

WA

135,079

7,051

2,310

146,620

SA

91,490

4,252

1,615

98,503

Tas

27,381

1,464

566

29,779

ACT

22,188

1,148

290

23,818

NT

11,252

791

245

12,767

Australia

1,243,868

67,842

21,591

1,350,908

Source: AIHW analysis of NCSR data (NCSR RDE 11/07/2025).

Table A4.2b: Risk of a significant cervical abnormality, primary screening episodes, by state and territory, 2024

State and territory

Low risk

Intermediate risk

Higher risk

NSW

92.5

4.9

1.6

Vic

91.8

5.2

1.5

Qld

91.7

5.3

1.7

WA

92.1

4.8

1.6

SA

92.9

4.3

1.6

Tas

91.9

4.9

1.9

ACT

93.2

4.8

1.2

NT

88.1

6.2

1.9

Australia

92.1

5.0

1.6

Source: AIHW analysis of NCSR data (NCSR RDE 11/07/2025).

Table A4.3a: Risk of a significant cervical abnormality, primary screening episodes, by year, 2018 to 2024

Year

Low risk

Intermediate risk

Higher risk

Screening episodes

2018

1,446,432

98,875

39,657

1,589,080

2019

1,414,508

93,553

35,701

1,547,666

2020

597,732

50,816

18,431

668,802

2021

453,476

41,153

14,046

510,513

2022

433,271

36,536

11,076

484,639

2023

1,082,776

58,016

18,292

1,170,114

2024

1,243,868

67,842

21,591

1,350,908

Source: AIHW analysis of NCSR data (NCSR RDE 11/07/2025).

Table A4.3b: Risk of a significant cervical abnormality, primary screening episodes, by year, 2018 to 2024

Year

Low risk

Intermediate risk

Higher risk

2018

91.0

6.2

2.5

2019

91.4

6.0

2.3

2020

89.4

7.6

2.8

2021

88.8

8.1

2.8

2022

89.4

7.5

2.3

2023

92.5

5.0

1.6

2024

92.1

5.0

1.6

Source: AIHW analysis of NCSR data (NCSR RDE 11/07/2025).

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