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Country fact sheet: Comoros

Population

- Total population: 870 000
- Female population: 431 000
- Male population: 439 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 80.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 67.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 48.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.554
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

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): 111.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 79.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (56.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (39.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (34.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (19.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal