Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries: data and downloads
New Zealand was 67.7% in 2025, down 1.8 points on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: OECD. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
In 2019, the latest period all 4 comparison countries have. New Zealand's newer value is 67.7 (2025; percent).
In 2019, the latest period all 4 comparison countries have.
Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries
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| Period | New Zealand (%) | Australia (%) | Canada (%) | United Kingdom (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 71.6% | 54.4% | 59.7% | 75.1% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | 54.6% | 62.0% | 75.2% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | 55.0% | 61.8% | 75.1% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | 55.2% | 61.7% | 75.4% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | 54.5% | 61.0% | 75.1% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | 54.2% | 54.1% | 75.3% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | 54.9% | 53.9% | 75.9% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | 55.0% | 54.0% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | 55.2% | 53.8% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | 55.9% | No data | 76.9% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | 56.2% | 52.8% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | 55.8% | No data | 76.6% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | 56.9% | No data | 76.0% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | 57.6% | 40.0% | 75.8% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | 56.8% | No data | 75.3% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | 56.3% | 36.5% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | 56.7% | No data | 75.0% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | 57.6% | 33.9% | 75.9% |
| 2001 | No data | 57.3% | No data | No data |
| 2000 | No data | 56.3% | 30.2% | No data |
| Country | Value (%) in 2019 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 71.6% |
| Australia | 54.4% |
| Canada | 59.7% |
| United Kingdom | 75.1% |
2019New Zealand 71.6%Australia 54.4%Canada 59.7%United Kingdom 75.1%
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: OECD.
Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: definitions
The share of women aged 50–69 screened for breast cancer through national programmes, from OECD Health Statistics.
Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- Programme intervals and eligibility differ between countries.
Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | New Zealand | Australia | Canada | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.7% | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2024 | 69.5% | 52.0% | Not available | 70.0% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | 51.3% | Not available | 66.4% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | 49.7% | Not available | 65.3% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | 47.1% | Not available | 64.2% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | 49.4% | Not available | 74.2% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | 54.4% | 59.7% | 75.1% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | 54.6% | 62.0% | 75.2% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | 55.0% | 61.8% | 75.1% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | 55.2% | 61.7% | 75.4% |
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