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Country fact sheet: Belize
| - Total population: | 410 825 |
| - Female population: | 204 364 |
| - Male population: | 206 461 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 310.2 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 22.8 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 68 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.7 |
| - Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 74.4 |
| - Female population (years): | 77.8 |
| - Male population (years): | 71.4 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 114.7 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 59.9 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (46.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (13.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (39.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (16.0) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

