Cancer screening rates

Definition: The proportion of the target populations that participated in each of the three national cancer screening programs.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data; Table S1.4.26.

  • In 2015 and 2016, 55% of women aged 50–74 participated in BreastScreen Australia.  The highest participation rate was for women aged 65–69 (60%), and the lowest was for women aged 50–54 (50%).
  • 56% of women aged 20–69 participated in the National Cervical Screening Program in 2015 and 2016 combined. Screening rates were highest for women aged 50–54 (62%) and lowest for women aged 20–24 (40%).
  • For the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, 41% of invitees aged 50, 55, 60, 64, 65, 70, 72 and 74 participated in 2015 and 2016. Screening rates were higher for women (43%) than men (39%), and highest for people aged 70–74 (53%).

For more information, see Chapter 7.4 'Cancer screening'.

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