Cervical screening in Australia

Cervical screening in Australia 2014-2015  presents the latest national statistics monitoring the National Cervical Screening Program. The AIHW reports that

• 56% of women in the target age group of 20-69 took part in the program during 2014 and 2015
• Cervical cancer cases and deaths in Australia are low by international standards
• About 9 new cases of cervical cancer were detected per 100,000 women, and 2 deaths per 100,000 women.  This rate has been stable for the past ten years, having halved after the introduction of the NCSP
• There is strong evidence that Indigenous women have a lower screening rate and poorer outcomes than non-Indigenous women.