In 2018, two out of three Belgian women, aged over 20 years old, had been screened for cervical cancer in the last three years. Since 1997, the share of women of this age who have had a Pap smear (also called cervical or vaginal smear) slightly increased in Belgium.
Share of women, ages 20 to 69, who have had a Pap (cervical) smear in the last three years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018
The share of Belgian women who had a cervical smear 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 20 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 20 to 69, who have had a Pap (cervical) smear in the last three years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135437/cervical-cancer-screening-prevention-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of women, ages 20 to 69, who have had a Pap (cervical) smear in the last three years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135437/cervical-cancer-screening-prevention-belgium/
Sciensano. (2019). Share of women, ages 20 to 69, who have had a Pap (cervical) smear in the last three years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135437/cervical-cancer-screening-prevention-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of Women, Ages 20 to 69, Who Have Had a Pap (Cervical) Smear in The Last Three Years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135437/cervical-cancer-screening-prevention-belgium/
Sciensano, Share of women, ages 20 to 69, who have had a Pap (cervical) smear in the last three years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135437/cervical-cancer-screening-prevention-belgium/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of women, ages 20 to 69, who have had a Pap (cervical) smear in the last three years in Belgium from 1997 to 2018 [Graph], Sciensano, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135437/cervical-cancer-screening-prevention-belgium/
