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Country fact sheet: Belgium

Population

- Total population: 11 714 453
- Female population: 5 923 370
- Male population: 5 791 083
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 5 680.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 17.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 86
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.942
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.4
- Female population (years): 83.5
- Male population (years): 79.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 324.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 92.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (104.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (15.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (81.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (28.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal