Revealed: Counties with highest and lowest screening uptake in first CervicalCheck report since pandemic

The report shows that uptake for cervical cancer screening is highest among those aged 25-29 and lowest among the over-60s. Photo: Getty

Eilish O'Regan

The uptake of cervical screening by women is lowest in counties Laois, Kilkenny, Clare, Dublin and Mayo, according to the first report published by CervicalCheck since before the pandemic.

The uptake rates were tracked over five years from 2017 to 2022 and show they are as low as 60pc in Laois, 61pc in Kilkenny, 63pc in both Clare and Dublin and 64pc in Mayo.