Effect of national cervical cancer screening program that initiated in 1991 in Australia is showing, as it has been revealed that the country has lowest number of cancer cases, and even number of deaths are also less.

The report being compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) was of the view that though there is drastic improvement in the number of cervical cancer cases, indigenous women remains to be an exception.

AIHW Spokeswoman Christine Sturrock was of the view that these indigenous women are at five time higher risk of death in comparison to those who are non-indigenous women. He further asserted that they conducted four year long research, from 2003 to 2009 and then reached to the above conclusion.

The mortality rate among indigenous women was found to be 10.6 deaths per 100, 00 whereas only 1.9 death per 100,000 was found among the non-indigenous population.

Christine said there is difference in both the points like decline in overall cervical cancer in the country is different issue, but that decline is not coming from the indigenous women is different issue.

As per a survey, conducted by the AIHW from 2008 and 2009, only nine cases have been registered for cancer among 100,000 women, and two women have lost their lives, aged between 20 and 69.

NSW Cancer Institute CEO, David Currow, welcomed the news and affirmed that this news has put across a strong message that women should be regular for their screenings. He said, "I think the good news continues to be that the number of women who are being diagnosed with this is at a historic low and that death rates have decreased substantially since the screening program was introduced”.

Cervical cancer is rated as 13th most common cancer among women.