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Country fact sheet: Albania

Population

- Total population: 2 850 000
- Female population: 1 399 000
- Male population: 1 451 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 350.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 56.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 64.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.795
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 78.0
- Female population (years): 76.9
- Male population (years): 76.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 148.1
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 74.9
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (48.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (11.4)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (35.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (30.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal