Publication, Part of Breast Screening Programme
Breast Screening Programme, England, 2023-24
National statistics, Official statistics, Accredited official statistics
Summary
Breast Screening Programme, England, 2023-24
Key Facts
70.0% of women took up their invitation (aged 50-<71)
5.4 percentage point increase on the previous year (64.6% in 2022-23)
2.5 million women invited in 2023-24 (ages 50-<71)
16.3% decrease on previous year (2.98 million in 2022-23)
1.95 million women screened (aged 45+)
10.4% decrease from the previous year (2.18 million in 2022-23)
16,677 women had cancers detected through screening (aged 45+)
8.5 cases per 1,000 women screened in 2023-24. This compares to 18,942 cancers detected in 2022-23 (a rate of 8.7 per 1,000 screened in 2022-23).
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