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National Cancer Screening Existence Status
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Tracks global efforts to prevent cervical cancer, a disease diagnosed in over half a million women annually and responsible for more than 300,000 deaths every year. These fatalities are considered tragic because they are preventable through HPV vaccination and early screening. The data provides a crucial overview of which nations have implemented formal, organised national screening programmes, allowing researchers and policymakers to assess global progress toward the potential elimination of this cancer, a goal some countries are already nearing.
Columns
- Entity (Country): Identifies the country or geographical entity included in the data set. There are 194 unique values in this column.
- Code (Code): Provides the specific short-form code for each country or entity, with 194 unique codes recorded.
- Year: Specifies the year for which the screening programme data was collected, ranging from 2015 up to 2021.
- Existence of national screening program for cervical cancer (Nation): Indicates the status of cervical cancer screening efforts within the country. Approximately 70% of entries report the existence of a national screening programme ("Yes"), while 27% report "No."
Distribution
The data is provided in a CSV file format titled
countries-with-national-cervical-cancer-screening-program.csv. The file size is 17.59 kB. The data set contains 776 valid records across all columns, detailing the status of screening programmes globally across multiple observed years.Usage
This information is highly valuable for studying public health interventions and assessing the adoption of preventive measures worldwide. Ideal applications include quantitative analysis of healthcare disparities, modelling the impact of national screening policy adoption on public health outcomes, and supporting advocacy work aimed at accelerating cancer prevention strategies. It can also be used to track progress against World Health Organization goals for eliminating this type of cancer.
Coverage
The data covers 194 distinct countries and entities globally. The time range spans from 2015 to 2021, providing snapshots across several years (2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 are observed points). The geographic scope is worldwide, focusing specifically on the status of national screening programmes.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Epidemiologists and Researchers: To study the correlation between national policy adoption and health condition prevalence.
- Global Health Organisations: To benchmark country performance and identify areas lagging in essential preventative services.
- Government Policy Analysts: To review the current state of cancer prevention strategies compared to international peers.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Cervical Cancer Screening Policy Tracker
- HPV Prevention Program Adoption by Country (2015–2021)
- National Cancer Screening Existence Status
- Preventable Cancer Strategy Global Index
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Original Data Source: National Cancer Screening Existence Status
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