Screening rates
Screening participation of Victorian women by age on a two-year basis, 2000-2007
Age group | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
20-69 | 66.6% | 64.4% | 63.9% | 64.4% | 65.0% | 63.4% | 63.1% |
Source: Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry, Statistical Report 2006
Screening participation of Australian women by age on a two-year basis, 2000-2007
Age group | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
20-69 | 61.0% | 61.0% | 60.7% | 60.7% | 61.0% | 60.6% | 61.5% |
Source: AIHW statistical reports
Regional Victoria
Screening rates by Victorian DHS regions (2006-07)
Barwon South Western | 63.3% |
Eastern Metropolitan | 66.6% |
Gippsland | 62.1% |
Grampians | 58.3% |
North Western Metropolitan | 61.0% |
Hume | 64.9% |
Loddon Mallee | 62.7% |
Southern Metropolitan | 65.2% |
VCCR statistical reports
For information on the current screening rates in Victoria, visit the Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry website at www.vccr.org
Incidence and mortality rates
Australia
In 2005, there were 734 cases of cervical cancer.
In 2006, 224 women died from cervical cancer.
In 2006-07, 61.5% of eligible women aged 20-69 had a Pap test.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are up to four times more likely to die from cervical cancer than non-Indigenous women.
Victoria
In 2006, there were 160 new cases of cervical cancer.
In 2006, there were 37 deaths from cervical cancer.
General statistics on Pap tests
Regular two-yearly Pap tests can reduce the incidence of cervical cancer by up to 90% in Australia, and save 1,200 Australian women dying from the disease each year.
In Australia, the number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer has dropped on average by 4.5% each year since organised screening began in 1991 (1991-2005).
Almost 90% of Victorian women who develop cervical cancer either never had a Pap test or did not have them regularly in the 10 years prior to diagnosis.
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is the third highest cause of cancer deaths. At least 80% of cancer deaths occur in developing countries, due to the lack of screening programs.
Unprecedented cervical cancer vaccine uptake
Record numbers of Australian women aged 18 to 26 have taken up the first dose of the government's free cervical cancer vaccine with preliminary data released from the National HPV Vaccine Register indicating an uptake of 35-60%.
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