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Country fact sheet: Comoros

Population

- Total population: 852 075
- Female population: 423 943
- Male population: 428 132
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 99.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 55.6
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 48
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.586
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 67.4
- Female population (years): 68.9
- Male population (years): 65.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 106.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 75.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (52.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (35.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (33.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (19.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal