Individuals (aged 50 to 74) who had at least one fecal test in the provincial colon cancer screening program within a 30-month period

Table

Unit %

Years 2023-2025 Years 2022-2024
Province
New Brunswick
18.1
17.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
18.8
18.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
18.7
18.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
20.1
19.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
18.0
17.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
12.1
12.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
15.9
14.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
12.4
14.2
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

Percentage of population aged 50-74 who had at least one fecal test in the provincial colon cancer screening program within the measurement timeframe of 30 months

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, New Brunswick Cancer Network

Calculations

Numerator: Number of individuals aged 50-74 who had at least one fecal test in the provincial colon cancer screening program within a 30-month period
Denominator: Number of individuals aged 50-74 obtained from Statistics Canada

Notes

The percentage is calculated based on the 30-month period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, using data from the colon cancer screening database, as retrieved September 2025. The measurement timeframe is defined as the duration of the 24-month screening cycle plus a 6-months grace period.
The population aged 50-74 was obtained from the Centre for Demography, Statistics Canada (2024-04-22 production for the year 2023).

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

DOH-NBCN-004

Dimension of Quality

Appriopriateness

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

Charts

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