Table 2.

Comparison of Annual Cervical Carcinomas and the Estimated Number of Pap Tests by Age Group

Age (y)	Average Annual Count of Cervical Carcinomas*	Estimated No. of Pap Tests in the United States†	No. of Pap Tests Conducted for Every Cancer Diagnosed‡
15–19	14	2,737,000	194,113
20–24	125	6,866,000	54,753
25–29	519	7,492,000	14,444
30–34	1,035	6,496,000	6,275
35–39	1,369	6,736,000	4,921

^*Average annual count from National Program of Cancer Registries and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, 1999–2008.

^†Estimated number of Pap tests in the United States from the National Survey of Family Growth.

^‡Number of Pap tests per cancer case indicates estimated number of Pap tests yearly divided by average annual count (numbers may differ because of rounding).