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Cervical cancer screening coverage in Europe

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The indicator covering cervical cancer is defined in line with the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening (2003/878/EC). It concerns the population of women aged 20 to 69 years having been screened for cervical cancer within the previous 3 years (or according to the specific screening frequency recommended in each country). The data presented are administrative data from cervical cancer screening programmes.

Cervical cancer screening coverage in Europe
Share of women aged 20 to 69 years who have been screened for cervical cancer within the previous 3 years.
Source
Eurostat (2024)processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
August 23, 2024
Next expected update
May 2026
Date range
2000–2022
Unit
%

Sources and processing

Eurostat – Preventive cancer screenings - programme data

This dataset contains statistical data related to cancer screening across the European Union (EU) for three major types of cancer: breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer.

The dataset includes information on screening statistics for specific types of cancers, classified according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10 2010). For breast cancer, the relevant classification is ICD-10 Code C50, covering malignant neoplasms of the breast. Cervical cancer is classified under ICD-10 Code C53, which pertains to malignant neoplasms of the cervix uteri. Colorectal cancer is classified under ICD-10 Codes C18-C21, which encompass malignant neoplasms of the colon, rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus, and anal canal.

Retrieved on
August 23, 2024
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
European Commission,  Eurostat, Preventive cancer screenings - programme data,  https://doi.org/10.2908/HLTH_PS_PREV [2024-08-23]

This dataset contains statistical data related to cancer screening across the European Union (EU) for three major types of cancer: breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer.

The dataset includes information on screening statistics for specific types of cancers, classified according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10 2010). For breast cancer, the relevant classification is ICD-10 Code C50, covering malignant neoplasms of the breast. Cervical cancer is classified under ICD-10 Code C53, which pertains to malignant neoplasms of the cervix uteri. Colorectal cancer is classified under ICD-10 Codes C18-C21, which encompass malignant neoplasms of the colon, rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus, and anal canal.

Retrieved on
August 23, 2024
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
European Commission,  Eurostat, Preventive cancer screenings - programme data,  https://doi.org/10.2908/HLTH_PS_PREV [2024-08-23]

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“Data Page: Cervical cancer screening coverage in Europe”, part of the following publication: Saloni Dattani, Veronika Samborska, Hannah Ritchie, and Max Roser (2024) - “Cancer”. Data adapted from Eurostat. Retrieved from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260304-094028/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.html [online resource] (archived on March 4, 2026).

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Eurostat (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Cervical cancer screening coverage in Europe” [dataset]. Eurostat, “Preventive cancer screenings - programme data” [original data]. Retrieved April 1, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260304-094028/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.html (archived on March 4, 2026).

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=IMPORTDATA("https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.csv?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false")
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import pandas as pd
import requests

# Fetch the data.
df = pd.read_csv("https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.csv?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false", storage_options = {'User-Agent': 'Our World In Data data fetch/1.0'})

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metadata = requests.get("https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.metadata.json?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false").json()
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library(jsonlite)

# Fetch the data
df <- read.csv("https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.csv?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false")

# Fetch the metadata
metadata <- fromJSON("https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.metadata.json?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false")
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import delimited "https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cervical-cancer-screening-coverage-in-europe.csv?v=1&csvType=full&useColumnShortNames=false", encoding("utf-8") clear