Notes

Amendments

4 June 2026 - In Performance Indicator 19: Incidence of cervical cancer and Performance and Performance Indicator 20: Mortality from cervical cancer, Figure 19.5 and Figure 20.4 both erroneously had “per 1,000 women” on the second y axis and in the legend. This has been corrected to “per 100,000 women”.

Data quality statement

National Cervical Screening Program screening data 2020–2024; Quality statement 

Australian Cancer Database, 2021; Quality Statement

Acknowledgements

The National Cervical Screening Program monitoring report 2025 was produced by Alison Budd, Tim Beechey, and Biljana Tanevska of the Screening Analysis and Monitoring Unit of the AIHW under the direction of Moira Hewitt and Amy Young.

This report was produced in collaboration with the NCSP, and thanks are extended to the state and territory program managers and data managers, staff from the Cervical Screening Section of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, members of the NCSP data dictionary working group, members of the NCSP Clinical Advisory Group (CAG), and Professor Julia Brotherton for providing expert input and advice.

Thanks are also extended to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and NACCHO for supporting reporting of cervical screening data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants, to Professor John Condon for providing expert advice on the application of an alternative methodology for reporting cervical screening participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants, to Professor Julia Brotherton for providing expert advice, and to Associate Professor Lisa Whop for providing expert advice, support, and dedication towards the reporting of cervical screening data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants. 

Thanks are also extended to the NCSR team at Telstra Health for the provision of cervical screening data and for their professional assistance. Thanks are also extended to all state and territory cancer registries – the source of data on cervical cancer incidence (through the Australian Cancer Database) – and to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Coronial Information System, and state and territory registrars of births, deaths, and marriages – the source of data on cervical cancer mortality (through the AIHW National Mortality Database).

Also gratefully acknowledged are the financial support and professional assistance provided by the Cervical Screening Section and NCSR Business Support & Cancer Data Section of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.