Pap Tests / Cervical Cancer

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Pap Test Use

• Percent of women 18 years of age and over who had a Pap test within the past 3 years: 73.2% (2010)

Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 91 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

• Number of physician office visits during which Pap tests were ordered or provided: 29.4 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Summary Tables, table 17 [PDF - 382 KB]

• Number of hospital outpatient department visits during which Pap tests were ordered or provided: 2.4 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Outpatient Department Summary Tables, table 15 [PDF - 330 KB]

 

Cervical Cancer Mortality

• Number of cervical cancer deaths: 3,939
• Deaths per 100,00 females: 2.5

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, tables 12, 14 [PDF - 3.1 MB]

 

More data

• Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates for selected cancer sites, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, Health, United States, 2011, table 47 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Five-year relative cancer survival rates for selected cancer sites, by race and sex Health, United States, 2011, table 48 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Search Tables for Cervical Cancer in Health Data Interactive