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Country fact sheet: Cuba

Population

- Total population: 11 194 449
- Female population: 5 642 765
- Male population: 5 551 684
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 186.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 8.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 83
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.764
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 77.8
- Female population (years): 80.3
- Male population (years): 75.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 220.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 110.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (47.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (18.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (58.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (31.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal