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Country fact sheet: Australia (Index year: 2018)
| Age group | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | Age unknown | Total |
Interval | ||||||||||
| Screening interval (months) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||
Population (not personally invited) | ||||||||||
| Target population | 803 510 | 846 899 | 780 157 | 773 627 | 690 224 | 611 950 | 502 654 | 5 009 021 | ||
| Annual target population | 401 755 | 423 450 | 390 079 | 386 814 | 345 112 | 305 975 | 251 327 | 2 504 512 | ||
| Women screened | 40 681 | 74 560 | 193 392 | 203 874 | 199 800 | 183 425 | 140 176 | 1 035 908 | ||
| Examination coverage rate (%) | 10.1 | 17.6 | 49.6 | 52.7 | 57.9 | 59.9 | 55.8 | 41.4 | ||
Result (All tests in the year) | ||||||||||
| Positive | 3 161 | 5 314 | 11 982 | 8 335 | 7 567 | 7 309 | 5 832 | 49 500 | ||
| Negative | 37 520 | 69 246 | 181 410 | 195 539 | 192 233 | 176 116 | 134 344 | 986 408 | ||
| Referral for further assessment (%) | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
Further assessment (all positive) | ||||||||||
| Done | ||||||||||
| Not done | ||||||||||
| Further assessment participation rate (%) | ||||||||||
Outcome | ||||||||||
| Negative | ||||||||||
| Benign lesions | ||||||||||
| CIS detected | 44 | 88 | 266 | 266 | 286 | 299 | 267 | 1 516 | ||
| Invasive breast cancer | 106 | 304 | 881 | 972 | 1 177 | 1 393 | 1 217 | 6 050 | ||
| Other histology | ||||||||||