Table
Unit %
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| New Brunswick |
57.1
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| Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area |
59.5
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| Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area |
55.1
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| Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area |
55.6
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| Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area |
51.3
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| Zone 5 - Restigouche Area |
50.2
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| Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area |
58.6
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| Zone 7 - Miramichi Area |
46.0
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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
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).
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