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Publication, Part of

Breast Screening Programme, England, 2022-23

National statistics, Official statistics

Publication Date:
30 Jan 2024
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Government Office Regions, Regions, Local Authorities
Date Range:
01 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
National Statistics

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Amendment to table 1 of the excel data tables.

Table 1 of the Excel data tables was amended to correct the cancer registration and deaths figures for 2013-2021.
The affected data is not referenced in any other part of the report, it is is included as supplementary information and referenced in table 1 only.

12 March 2024 00:00 AM

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Summary

Breast Screening Programme, England, 2022-23

Key Facts

Key findings 2022-23

2.98 million women invited in 2022-23 (ages 50-<71)

5.9% decrease on previous year (3.17 million in 2021-22)

2.18 million women screened (aged 45+)

1.2% decrease from the previous year (2.20 million in 2021-22)

64.6% of women took up their invitation (aged 50-<71)

2.3 percentage point increase on the previous year (62.3% in 2021-22)

18,942 women had cancers detected through screening (aged 45+)

8.7 cases per 1,000 women screened in 2022-23. This compares to 20,152 cancers detected in 2021-22 (a rate of 9.2 per 1,000 screened in 2021-22).

Breast Screening Dashboard

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Access the code used to create this report

The code used to create the outputs for this report is available on the NHS Digital GitHub webpage Click here to access the code

Last edited: 12 March 2024 3:39 pm