Change in cervical cancer screenings before and during COVID-19 in Italy 2019-2020
According to the data, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the number of cervical cancer screenings in Italy. Indeed, screenings decreased 43.4 percent in 2020 in respect to the previous year. This change was the greatest in the months from January to May, with a 55 percent decrease in 2020 compared to 2019. This figure shows the percentage change in cervical cancer screenings before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by time period.