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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
New ZealandAustraliaCanadaUnited Kingdom
Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries. New Zealand, 2002 to 2019, latest 71.6%. Australia, 2000 to 2019, latest 54.4%. Canada, 2000 to 2019, latest 59.7%. United Kingdom, 2002 to 2019, latest 75.1%.0%20%40%60%80%200020042008201220162019
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PeriodNew Zealand (%)Australia (%)Canada (%)United Kingdom (%)
201971.6%54.4%59.7%75.1%
201872.2%54.6%62.0%75.2%
201771.7%55.0%61.8%75.1%
201671.9%55.2%61.7%75.4%
201571.9%54.5%61.0%75.1%
201471.8%54.2%54.1%75.3%
201371.2%54.9%53.9%75.9%
201270.8%55.0%54.0%76.7%
201170.0%55.2%53.8%77.2%
201068.6%55.9%No data76.9%
200966.1%56.2%52.8%76.8%
200863.5%55.8%No data76.6%
200761.8%56.9%No data76.0%
200660.1%57.6%40.0%75.8%
200561.5%56.8%No data75.3%
200462.6%56.3%36.5%74.7%
200362.3%56.7%No data75.0%
200262.6%57.6%33.9%75.9%
2001No data57.3%No dataNo data
2000No data56.3%30.2%No data
Full data: cancer screeningFull data: screening international
Country comparison in 2019
CountryValue (%) in 2019
New Zealand71.6%
Australia54.4%
Canada59.7%
United Kingdom75.1%
2019New Zealand 71.6%Australia 54.4%Canada 59.7%United Kingdom 75.1%
Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries. New Zealand: 71.6% in 2019. Australia: 54.4% in 2019. Canada: 59.7% in 2019. United Kingdom: 75.1% in 2019.

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.

PeriodNew ZealandAustraliaCanadaUnited Kingdom
202567.7%Not availableNot availableNot available
202469.5%52.0%Not available70.0%
202368.2%51.3%Not available66.4%
202266.1%49.7%Not available65.3%
202164.7%47.1%Not available64.2%
202068.0%49.4%Not available74.2%
201971.6%54.4%59.7%75.1%
201872.2%54.6%62.0%75.2%
201771.7%55.0%61.8%75.1%
201671.9%55.2%61.7%75.4%

Breast screening rates: NZ and other countries: data and downloads: questions for your AI

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