In 2018, two out of three Belgian women, aged 50 to 69 years old, have been screened for breast cancer. Since 1997, the share of women of this age who have had a mammography screening increased in the country. In 2018, however, the prevalence of women who underwent a mammogram to detect breast cancer decreased in Belgium.
Share of women, ages 50 to 69, who have had a mammography in the last two years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018
The share of Belgian women who had a mammography has been calculated by using a statistical regression based on the number of respondents, age, gender, and the Belgian population in 2018.
* The source only provided the number of female respondents aged 50 to 69 for 2018. The overall number of survey respondents for previous years was as follows:
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Sciensano. (October 1, 2019). Share of women, ages 50 to 69, who have had a mammography in the last two years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135369/mammography-test-cancer-prevention-over-age-fifty-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of women, ages 50 to 69, who have had a mammography in the last two years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135369/mammography-test-cancer-prevention-over-age-fifty-belgium/
Sciensano. (2019). Share of women, ages 50 to 69, who have had a mammography in the last two years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135369/mammography-test-cancer-prevention-over-age-fifty-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of Women, Ages 50 to 69, Who Have Had a Mammography in The Last Two Years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135369/mammography-test-cancer-prevention-over-age-fifty-belgium/
Sciensano, Share of women, ages 50 to 69, who have had a mammography in the last two years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135369/mammography-test-cancer-prevention-over-age-fifty-belgium/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of women, ages 50 to 69, who have had a mammography in the last two years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018 [Graph], Sciensano, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135369/mammography-test-cancer-prevention-over-age-fifty-belgium/
