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Country fact sheet: Australia

Population

- Total population: 25 653 000
- Female population: 12 878 000
- Male population: 12 775 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 5 901.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 13.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 87.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.944
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 83.0
- Female population (years): 84.8
- Male population (years): 81.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 452.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 83.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (96.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (12.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (72.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (19.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal