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Prevalence of cervical smear screening among women over 20 in Belgium 1997-2018

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023

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

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Characteristic	Share of female population
2018	68.1%
2013	68.7%
2008	67.5%
2004	67.8%
2001	65.4%
1997	65%

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Details: Belgium; 1997 to 2018; 3,569 respondents; 20-69 years; Female population in Belgium; Online survey

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Sciensano

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Sciensano

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Sciensano

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Dépistage du cancer - Enquête de Santé 2018, page 33

Release date

October 2019

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

1997 to 2018

Number of respondents

3,569 respondents

Age group

20-69 years

Special properties

Female population in Belgium

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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:

2018: 4,609;
2013: 3,201;
2008: 3,802;
2004: 4,572;
2001: 4,217;
1997: 4,016.

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