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Country fact sheet: Costa Rica
| - Total population: | 5 094 000 |
| - Female population: | 2 549 000 |
| - Male population: | 2 545 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 906.7 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 22.4 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.81 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 80.9 |
| - Female population (years): | 83.4 |
| - Male population (years): | 78.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 188.7 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 80.1 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (47.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (11.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (56.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (13.7) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal