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Country fact sheet: Burkina Faso
| - Total population: | 23 251 485 |
| - Female population: | 11 662 740 |
| - Male population: | 11 588 745 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 57.0 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 34.7 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 40 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.438 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 62.7 |
| - Female population (years): | 65.2 |
| - Male population (years): | 60.1 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 125.2 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 98.5 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (21.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Liver (13.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (35.3) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (25.0) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal