www.medicare.gov: History & Trends
How this site has changed over time. The weekly overview answers "what should I fix now?"; this page answers "how are we trending?"
Tracking since 2026-W24 — 17 weeks recorded. Accessibility score is stable (+0 pts since 2026-W36). Download the full trend series: CSV · JSON.
How the latest week compares
Latest week (2026-W40) vs. earlier look-back windows. positive/negative is relative to each measure — coloured by better or worse
| Measure | Now | vs 4 wk ago | vs 13 wk ago |
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| Accessibility score | 90 | no change | -10 worse |
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| Median axe violations / page | 2 | no change | +2 worse |
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| Median page weight (KB) | 7354 KB | -41 KB better | +166 KB worse |
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| Reading ease (Flesch) | 40 | no change | +0.7999999999999972 better |
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| Standards checks passing (%) | 72% | -1% worse | +7% better |
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Accessible? — severity over time
Pages affected by axe severity over 17 weeks (lower is better)
Pages affected by axe severity, by week
| Week | Serious | Moderate | Minor |
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| 2026-W24 | 7 | 37 | 2 |
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| 2026-W25 | 7 | 37 | 2 |
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| 2026-W26 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
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| 2026-W27 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
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| 2026-W28 | 11 | 52 | 3 |
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| 2026-W29 | 14 | 55 | 3 |
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| 2026-W30 | 14 | 55 | 3 |
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| 2026-W31 | 14 | 845 | 3 |
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| 2026-W32 | 31 | 1699 | 3 |
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| 2026-W33 | 32 | 1712 | 3 |
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| 2026-W34 | 32 | 1747 | 3 |
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| 2026-W35 | 32 | 1747 | 3 |
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| 2026-W36 | 33 | 1760 | 3 |
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| 2026-W37 | 32 | 1806 | 3 |
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| 2026-W38 | 15 | 1777 | 3 |
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| 2026-W39 | 16 | 1777 | 3 |
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| 2026-W40 | 22 | 1777 | 3 |
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Fast? — Lighthouse over time
Lighthouse category scores over 17 weeks
Lighthouse category scores by week
| Week | Performance | Accessibility | Best practices | SEO |
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| 2026-W24 | 37 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W25 | 38 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W26 | 38 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W27 | 38 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W28 | 38 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W29 | 38 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W30 | 40 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W31 | 41 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W32 | 44 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W33 | 42 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W34 | 41 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W35 | 41 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W36 | 41 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W37 | 41 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W38 | 42 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W39 | 39 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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| 2026-W40 | 43 | 100 | 54 | 92 |
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Lighthouse trend points are based on sampled pages and can vary week-to-week depending on which pages were sampled.
Sustainable? — page weight, requests & carbon over time
Median page weight (KB) over 17 weeks — worse (6812 KB → 7354 KB)
Median page weight (KB) by week
| Week | Median page weight (KB) |
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| 2026-W24 | 6812 KB |
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| 2026-W25 | 6801 KB |
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| 2026-W26 | 7172 KB |
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| 2026-W27 | 7188 KB |
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| 2026-W28 | 7178 KB |
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| 2026-W29 | 7156 KB |
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| 2026-W30 | 7195 KB |
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| 2026-W31 | 7240 KB |
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| 2026-W32 | 7384 KB |
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| 2026-W33 | 7384 KB |
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| 2026-W34 | 7452 KB |
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| 2026-W35 | 7412 KB |
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| 2026-W36 | 7395 KB |
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| 2026-W37 | 7366 KB |
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| 2026-W38 | 7369 KB |
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| 2026-W39 | 7350 KB |
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| 2026-W40 | 7354 KB |
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Median requests per page over 17 weeks — worse (108 → 116)
Median requests per page by week
| Week | Median requests per page |
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| 2026-W24 | 108 |
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| 2026-W25 | 110 |
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| 2026-W26 | 108 |
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| 2026-W27 | 109 |
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| 2026-W28 | 107 |
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| 2026-W29 | 108 |
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| 2026-W30 | 107 |
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| 2026-W31 | 107 |
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| 2026-W32 | 107 |
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| 2026-W33 | 108 |
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| 2026-W34 | 111 |
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| 2026-W35 | 111 |
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| 2026-W36 | 112 |
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| 2026-W37 | 113 |
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| 2026-W38 | 115 |
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| 2026-W39 | 114 |
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| 2026-W40 | 116 |
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Mean CO₂ per page (g) over 17 weeks — worse (1.0475 g → 1.121 g)
Mean CO₂ per page (g) by week
| Week | Mean CO₂ per page (g) |
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| 2026-W24 | 1.0475 g |
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| 2026-W25 | 1.0486 g |
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| 2026-W26 | 1.1051 g |
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| 2026-W27 | 1.1017 g |
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| 2026-W28 | 1.1019 g |
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| 2026-W29 | 1.103 g |
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| 2026-W30 | 1.0867 g |
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| 2026-W31 | 1.097 g |
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| 2026-W32 | 1.1258 g |
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| 2026-W33 | 1.1211 g |
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| 2026-W34 | 1.1361 g |
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| 2026-W35 | 1.1169 g |
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| 2026-W36 | 1.1244 g |
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| 2026-W37 | 1.1243 g |
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| 2026-W38 | 1.1184 g |
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| 2026-W39 | 1.1235 g |
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| 2026-W40 | 1.121 g |
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Findable? — readability over time
Reading ease (Flesch) over 17 weeks — worse (41 → 40)
Reading ease (Flesch) by week
| Week | Reading ease (Flesch) |
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| 2026-W24 | 41 |
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| 2026-W25 | 38.6 |
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| 2026-W26 | 38.5 |
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| 2026-W27 | 39.2 |
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| 2026-W28 | 39 |
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| 2026-W29 | 40 |
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| 2026-W30 | 39.4 |
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| 2026-W31 | 40 |
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| 2026-W32 | 40 |
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| 2026-W33 | 39 |
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| 2026-W34 | 40.4 |
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| 2026-W35 | 39 |
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| 2026-W36 | 40 |
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| 2026-W37 | 40 |
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| 2026-W38 | 40.7 |
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| 2026-W39 | 39.5 |
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| 2026-W40 | 40 |
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Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) over 17 weeks — unchanged
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) by week
| Week | Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) |
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| 2026-W24 | 14 |
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| 2026-W25 | 14.6 |
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| 2026-W26 | 14.6 |
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| 2026-W27 | 14.3 |
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| 2026-W28 | 15 |
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| 2026-W29 | 14 |
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| 2026-W30 | 14.3 |
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| 2026-W31 | 14 |
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| 2026-W32 | 14 |
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| 2026-W33 | 14 |
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| 2026-W34 | 14 |
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| 2026-W35 | 14 |
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| 2026-W36 | 14 |
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| 2026-W37 | 14 |
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| 2026-W38 | 13.9 |
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| 2026-W39 | 14.1 |
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| 2026-W40 | 14 |
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Words per page (median) over 17 weeks — 156 → 203
Words per page (median) by week
| Week | Words per page (median) |
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| 2026-W24 | 156 |
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| 2026-W25 | 216 |
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| 2026-W26 | 224 |
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| 2026-W27 | 217 |
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| 2026-W28 | 258 |
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| 2026-W29 | 188 |
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| 2026-W30 | 212 |
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| 2026-W31 | 201 |
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| 2026-W32 | 199 |
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| 2026-W33 | 205 |
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| 2026-W34 | 199 |
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| 2026-W35 | 208 |
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| 2026-W36 | 181 |
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| 2026-W37 | 195 |
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| 2026-W38 | 198 |
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| 2026-W39 | 200 |
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| 2026-W40 | 203 |
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Trustworthy? — technology & standards over time
Technologies detected over 15 weeks — 21 → 28
Technologies detected by week
| Week | Technologies detected |
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| 2026-W26 | 21 |
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| 2026-W27 | 20 |
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| 2026-W28 | 20 |
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| 2026-W29 | 21 |
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| 2026-W30 | 21 |
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| 2026-W31 | 25 |
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| 2026-W32 | 22 |
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| 2026-W33 | 27 |
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| 2026-W34 | 22 |
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| 2026-W35 | 22 |
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| 2026-W36 | 26 |
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| 2026-W37 | 26 |
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| 2026-W38 | 23 |
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| 2026-W39 | 23 |
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| 2026-W40 | 28 |
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Standards checks passing (%) over 16 weeks — unchanged
Standards checks passing (%) by week
| Week | Standards checks passing (%) |
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| 2026-W25 | 72% |
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| 2026-W26 | 64% |
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| 2026-W27 | 65% |
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| 2026-W28 | 65% |
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| 2026-W29 | 64% |
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| 2026-W30 | 73% |
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| 2026-W31 | 73% |
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| 2026-W32 | 73% |
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| 2026-W33 | 72% |
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| 2026-W34 | 73% |
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| 2026-W35 | 72% |
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| 2026-W36 | 73% |
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| 2026-W37 | 74% |
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| 2026-W38 | 72% |
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| 2026-W39 | 73% |
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| 2026-W40 | 72% |
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Security checks passing (%) over 16 weeks — unchanged
Security checks passing (%) by week
| Week | Security checks passing (%) |
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| 2026-W25 | 75% |
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| 2026-W26 | 75% |
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| 2026-W27 | 75% |
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| 2026-W28 | 75% |
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| 2026-W29 | 75% |
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| 2026-W30 | 75% |
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| 2026-W31 | 75% |
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| 2026-W32 | 75% |
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| 2026-W33 | 75% |
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| 2026-W34 | 75% |
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| 2026-W35 | 75% |
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| 2026-W36 | 75% |
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| 2026-W37 | 75% |
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| 2026-W38 | 75% |
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| 2026-W39 | 75% |
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| 2026-W40 | 75% |
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