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# Three in five women aged 30-49 have never had cervical screening
- URL: https://www.coios.me/three-in-five-women-aged-30-49-have-never-had-cervical/
- Published: 2026-10-15T07:52:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T08:34:10.000Z
- Description: Three in five women aged 30-49 worldwide have never been screened for cervical cancer, and 92% have never had an HPV test.
- Author: Daniel Ryan
- Tags: Health today, Cancer, Revisions and new sources, World, #peer-reviewed, #refines, #item, #source-2026-10

The analysis estimated cervical cancer screening coverage among women aged 30-49 worldwide. Three in five had never been screened by any method. Some 92% had never had an HPV test, the high-performance test on which the elimination strategy rests. Coverage varied substantially between regions and between country-income levels. Both figures sit well below WHO's target of screening 70% of women. The coverage figures come from a synthetic analysis rather than direct measurement in every country.

*Why it is interesting: Separates HPV test-based coverage from screening of any kind, with 92% never having had the test that elimination modelling assumes. The gap matters to those costing cervical cancer elimination and modelling future incidence.*

Source

[The Lancet Global Health, 14 October 2026](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2826%2900206-8/fulltext?rss=yes&ref=coios.me)

Type

Peer-reviewed article

Design

Review and synthetic analysis of national survey and programme data, 2022 reference year, women aged 30-49 worldwide

Verdict

Refines prior evidence

Driver

[Cancer](https://www.coios.me/d-cancer/)

Driver

[Revisions and new sources](https://www.coios.me/d-data-sources/)