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Country fact sheet: Brazil

Population

- Total population: 212 559 000
- Female population: 108 124 000
- Male population: 104 436 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 700.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 22.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 80.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.765
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

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): 215.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 91.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (61.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (78.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (15.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal