Country fact sheet: Ecuador

Population

- Total population:	18 190 484
- Female population:	9 111 966
- Male population:	9 078 518

The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$):	494.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health):	30.6
- UHC Service Coverage Index:	77

World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI:	0.765
- Category:	High

UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years):	78.5
- Female population (years):	76.2
- Male population (years):	69.8

World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	152.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	76.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Breast (39.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Breast (11.2)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Prostate (35.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Stomach (12.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet

GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal