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Country fact sheet: Belize

Population

- Total population: 398 000
- Female population: 200 000
- Male population: 198 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 278.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 21.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 68.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.716
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.4
- Female population (years): 77.8
- Male population (years): 71.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 120.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 66.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (49.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (14.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (49.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (20.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal