Breast Cancer Screening (Mammography), Survey Data and Programme Data

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
Healthcare Utilisation
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Number of women aged 50-69 who have received a bilateral mammography within the past two years (or according to the specific screening frequency recommended in each country) divided by the number of women aged 50-69 answering survey questions on mammography (for survey based data) or eligible for an organised screening programme (for programme-based data)

Numerator

Number of women aged 50-69 who have received a bilateral mammography within the past two years (or according to the specific screening frequency recommended in each country)

Denominator

Number of women aged 50-69 answering survey questions on mammography (for survey based data) or eligible for an organised screening programme (for programme-based data).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

OECD

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications

stats.oecd.org/wbos/fileview2.aspx?IDFile=839106ea-625f-4ff4-87a8-1201a8647af5 Reported at: data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=en&pg=0&snb=2&tm=cancer%20screening&vw=tb&df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSDHEALTHPROC%40DFKEYINDIC&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD&df[vs]=1.1&dq=.SCREEN................&pd=2010%2C&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
04 November 2025