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Country fact sheet: Brazil

Population

- Total population: 216 422 446
- Female population: 110 181 331
- Male population: 106 241 115
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 761.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 22.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 80
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.76
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.9
- Female population (years): 79.4
- Male population (years): 72.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 214.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 91.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (63.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (76.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (15.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal