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: 29.6 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2009 Summary Tables, table 17 [PDF - 382 KB]
- Number of hospital outpatient department visits during which Pap tests were ordered or provided: 2.8 million
Cervical Cancer Mortality
- Number of cervical cancer deaths: 3,909
- Deaths per 100,00 females: 2.5
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, tables 12, 14 [PDF - 2.1 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
Contact Us:
- National Center for Health Statistics
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- cdcinfo@cdc.gov