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Country fact sheet: Afghanistan
| - Total population: | 38 928 000 |
| - Female population: | 18 952 000 |
| - Male population: | 19 976 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 49.8 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 78.4 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.511 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 63.2 |
| - Female population (years): | 63.2 |
| - Male population (years): | 63.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 108.8 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 81.2 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (28.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (17.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (16.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (14.9) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal