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Cervical Cancer Elimination Dashboard

 

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Cervical Cancer Dashboard aims to monitor progress towards the WHO elimination targets to be met by Member States by 2030: vaccinating 90% of girls by age 15, 70% screening women with high-performance tests by age 35 and again by age 45, and treating 90% of precancerous and cancerous cases.

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This interactive dashboard includes a menu on the left side that allows users to navigate throughout the pillars of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative and their specific contents. Some visual forms comprise filters and selectors located beneath the title, allowing users to select indicators or analytic dimensions to show the data.

When the cursor is hovered over any component of a visual form, additional detailed information is displayed in a tooltip.

Readers can download a PDF file, an image, or a PowerPoint file of the display by clicking on the Download button located at the bottom-right side of the profile.

HPV vaccination program coverage, first dose, among females

Definition

The percentage of females who received the first dose of the HPV vaccine in the reporting year, expressed as a percentage.

Estimation method

These data represent administrative and official Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage reported annually through the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (JRF).

This indicator is calculated by the formula: Number of doses administered through routine services (numerator) / Number in target group (denominator) * 100

The WHO methodology to estimate HPV vaccine coverage has been reviewed by the Immunization and Vaccine related Implementation Research Advisory Committee (‎IVIR-AC)‎ in March 2019.  
The methodology is described in further detail in the following article: 
Bruni et al. HPV vaccination introduction worldwide and WHO and UNICEF estimates of national HPV immunization coverage 2010–2019. Preventive Medicine 2021; 144.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106399  

HPV vaccination program coverage, last dose, among females

Definition

The percentage of females who received the last dose of the HPV vaccine in the reporting year, expressed as a percentage.

Estimation method

These data represent administrative and official Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage reported annually through the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (JRF).

This indicator is calculated by the formula: Number of doses administered through routine services (numerator) / Number in target group (denominator) * 100

The WHO methodology to estimate HPV vaccine coverage has been reviewed by the Immunization and Vaccine related Implementation Research Advisory Committee (‎IVIR-AC)‎ in March 2019.  
The methodology is described in further detail in the following article: 
Bruni et al. HPV vaccination introduction worldwide and WHO and UNICEF estimates of national HPV immunization coverage 2010–2019. Preventive Medicine 2021; 144.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106399  

Existence of national screening program for cervical cancer

Definition

Indicates whether or not the country has reported a national screening programme for cervical cancer targeting the general population.

Estimation method

Official country response to the WHO NCD country capacity survey (https://www.who.int/teams/ncds/surveillance/monitoring-capacity/ncdccs).. 

Cervical cancer screening coverage among women aged 30–49 years, reported

Definition

Prevalence of cancer screening coverage in lifetime among women aged 30–49 (%), reported by a national authority.

Estimation method

Official country response to the PAHO Cervical cancer data collection tool. 

Cervical cancer screening coverage in the last 3 years, among women aged 30–49 years (estimated)

Definition

Prevalence of cancer screening coverage in te last 3 years among women aged 30–49 (%).

Estimation method

National official recommendations for cervical cancer screening as well as screening coverage data from survey data and official administrative estimates were used to calculate the screening coverage estimates. The full details of the estimation process are available in the following publication: 

Bruni L et al. Cervical cancer screening programmes and age-specific coverage estimates for 202 countries and territories worldwide: a review and synthetic analysis. Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1115–27. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00241-8

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