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Country fact sheet: China

Population

- Total population: 1 402 667 000
- Female population: 683 222 000
- Male population: 719 446 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 583.4
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 34.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 81.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.761
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 77.4
- Female population (years): 80.5
- Male population (years): 74.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 204.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 129.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (39.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (19.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (47.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (41.8)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal