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Country fact sheet: Australia (Index year: 2018) / Women
| Age group | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | Age unknown | Total |
Interval | ||||||||
| Screening interval (months) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||
Population (personally invited) | ||||||||
| Target population | 625 828 | 442 166 | 637 351 | 330 473 | 516 526 | 2 552 344 | ||
| Annual target population | 312 914 | 221 083 | 318 676 | 165 237 | 258 263 | 1 276 173 | ||
| Person invited | 312 914 | 221 083 | 318 675 | 165 236 | 1 276 171 | |||
| Invitation coverage (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Examinations (All tests in the year) | ||||||||
| Person screened | 106 418 | 88 147 | 148 131 | 85 195 | 139 685 | 567 576 | ||
| Examination coverage rate (%) | 34.0 | 39.9 | 46.5 | 51.6 | 54.1 | 44.5 | ||
Result (All tests in the year) | ||||||||
| Positive | 5 172 | 3 759 | 8 740 | 6 763 | 10 549 | 34 983 | ||
| Negative | 101 246 | 84 388 | 139 391 | 78 432 | 129 136 | 532 593 | ||
| Inadequate | ||||||||
| Referral for further assessment (%) | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | ||
Further assessment (all positive) | ||||||||
| Done | 3 507 | 2 580 | 5 748 | 4 462 | 6 790 | 23 087 | ||
| Not done | 1 665 | 1 179 | 2 992 | 2 301 | 3 759 | 11 896 | ||
| Further assessment participation rate (%) | 67.8 | 68.6 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 64.4 | 66.0 | ||
Outcome | ||||||||
| Incomplete colonoscopy | ||||||||
| No lesion | ||||||||
| Adenomas (all) | 173 | 163 | 323 | 242 | 424 | 1 325 | ||
| Advanced adenomas | 136 | 122 | 265 | 196 | 350 | 1 069 | ||
| Colorectal cancers | 19 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 101 | ||
| Other lesions | ||||||||