Women aged 25-69 who had at least one pap test in the provincial cervical cancer screening program within a 42-month period

Table

Unit %

Years 2021-2024
Province
New Brunswick
57.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
59.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
55.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
55.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
51.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
50.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
58.6
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
46.0
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

Percentage of women aged 25-69 who had at least one pap test in the provincial cervical cancer screening program within the measurement timeframe of 42 months, age-standardized

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, New Brunswick Cancer Network

Calculations

Numerator: Number of women aged 25-69 who had at least one pap test within a 42-month preiod in the provincial cervical cancer screening program
Denominator: Number of women aged 25-69 from Statistics Canada

Notes

The percentage is calculated based on the 42-month period from Jan 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024, using data from the NB Cervical Cancer Prevention Screening Repository (CCPSR), as retrieved September 2025.
The number of women aged 25-69 was obtained from the Centre for Demography, Statistics Canada (2024-04-22 production for the year 2022).

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

DOH-NBCN-001

Dimension of Quality

Appropriateness

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

Charts

Maps