Country | Age to initiate screening (years) | Screening method and frequency | Age to discontinue screening (years) | Organized screening program? | HPV self-collection | |
United States | United States Preventive Services Task Force (2018)[1] | 21 | Ages 21 to 29: cytology alone every 3 years Ages 30 to 65:
| 65 provided there is no history of cervical dysplasia and:
| No | Yes* |
American Cancer Society (2020)[2] | 25 | HPV testing every 5 years (preferred) or HPV testing plus cytology every 5 years or Cytology alone every 3 years | ||||
Australia (2022)[3] | 25 | HPV testing alone every 5 years | 70 to 74 if HPV negative | Yes | Yes | |
Austria (2019)[4,5] | 20 | Cytology annually | No upper limit | Some counties | No | |
Belgium (2025)[6] | 25 | Ages 25 to 29: cytology every 3 years Ages 30 to 65: HPV testing every 5 years | 65 if cytology and HPV negative | Some regions | No | |
Canada (2024)[7,8] | 21 or 25¶ | Cytology every 3 years or HPV testing every 5 years | 65 to 70 if 3 successive negative Pap test results in the previous 10 years | Some provinces | Some provinces | |
Denmark (2021)[9] | 23 | Ages 23 to 29: cytology every 3 years Ages 30 to 64: HPV testing every 5 years | 60 to 64 if HPV negative | Yes | No | |
France (2018)[10] | 25 | Ages 25 to 29: cytology every 3 years Ages 30 to 65: HPV testing every 5 years | 65 | Yes | No | |
Germany (2020)[11] | 20 | Ages 20 to 34: cytology annually Ages over 35: HPV testing plus cytology every 3 years | No upper limit | Yes | No | |
Greece (2024)[12] | 21 | Ages 21 to 29: cytology every 3 years Ages 30 to 65: HPV testing every 5 years | 65 | Yes | No | |
Ireland (2020)[13] | 25 | Ages 25 to 29: HPV testing every 3 years Ages 30 to 65: HPV testing every 5 years | 60 to 65 | Yes | No | |
Italy (2022)[14] | 25 | Ages 25 to 29: cytology every 3 years Ages 30 to 64: HPV testing every 5 years | 64 | Yes | No | |
Japan (2020)[15] | 20 | Cytology every 2 years | 69 | Some regions | No | |
Netherlands (2017)[16] | 30 | Ages 30 to 35: HPV testing alone every 5 years Ages 40 to 60: HPV testing alone every 5 years if HPV positive or never screened Ages 40 to 60: HPV testing alone every 10 years if HPV negative | 60 If HPV positive, final screening at 65 | Yes | Yes | |
New Zealand (2023)[17] | 25 | HPV testing alone every 5 years | 70 to 74 if HPV negative in the last 5 years | Yes | ||
Portugal (2024)[18] | 25 | HPV testing every 5 years | 60 | Yes | No | |
Spain (2019)[19] | 25 | Ages 25 to 34: cytology every 3 years Ages 35 to 65: HPV testing every 5 years | 65 | Yes | No | |
Sweden (2022)[20,21] | 23 | Ages 23 to 49: HPV testing every 5 years Ages 50 to 70: HPV testing every 7 years | 70 | Yes | Yes | |
United Kingdom (2024)[22] | 25 | Ages 25 to 49: HPV testing every 3 years Ages 50 to 64: HPV testing every 5 years | 64 | Yes | No |
HPV: human papilloma virus.
* Only certain HPV tests have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for self-collection. This is discussed in related UpToDate content.
¶ Most provinces have adopted the age of 25 years to begin screening.
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