The Screening Gap: Too Many Women Have Never Been Screened

Dot plot showing cervical cancer screening coverage in 33 LAC countries in 2019. Each country has four dots: Last Year, Last 3 Years, Last 5 Years, and Lifetime. Countries are sorted by lifetime coverage. Navy indicates last-year screening and teal indicates lifetime screening. Haiti has 2% last-year and 10% lifetime coverage; Barbados has 57% and 96%, respectively.

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Data: WHO GHO, prevalence of cervical cancer screening among women aged 30-49, 2019. Self-reported survey data. "Last Year" measures active screening coverage; "Lifetime" measures whether a woman was ever screened. Countries sorted by lifetime coverage. All 33 LAC countries are shown, including Nicaragua.

Chart: Johnattan García-RuizSource: WHO Global Health ObservatoryGet the data