This measure shows the proportion of women aged 50–74 years screened through BreastScreen Australia in a rolling 2-year period. Data for women aged 50–69 years (the previous target age range) are also shown.
Numerator: Number of women in the target age range having received a mammogram through the national screening program over a 24-month period.
Denominator: Average number of female residents in the target age range during the 2-year reporting period.
Historical data presented for participation in BreastScreen Australia have been updated, data from 2001–2002 to 2016–2017 may differ from previously published data.
Methodology
Rates are the number of breast cancers per 100,000 women and are age-standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001 unless otherwise specified.
Note that participation is measured over 2 years to align with the 2-year recommended screening interval. A result of measuring rolling participation over 2 years on an annual basis is that there is an overlap between consecutive rates.
Caveats:
The BreastScreen program only aims to include asymptomatic women aged 50–74 years.
Indigenous status is self-reported by women at the time of their screening. The data do not include women in the 'not stated' category. Caution is advised when interpreting these data due to potential for variation in self reporting.
Breast cancer incidence data by Indigenous status are included for New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory, and mortality data are included for New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
Data sources
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2021. Cat. no. CAN 140. Canberra: AIHW
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2020. Cancer series no. 129. Cat. no. CAN 135. Canberra: AIHW
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2019. Cancer series no. 127. Cat. no. CAN 128. Canberra: AIHW
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2018. Cancer series no. 112. Cat. no. CAN 116. Canberra: AIHW
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2014–2015. Cancer series no. 106. Cat. no. CAN 105. Canberra: AIHW
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2013–2014. Cancer series no. 100. Cat. no. CAN 99. Canberra: AIHW
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015. BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2012–2013. Cancer series no.95. Cat. no. CAN 93. Canberra: AIHW