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Country fact sheet: Eritrea
| - Total population: | 3 748 901 |
| - Female population: | 1 898 379 |
| - Male population: | 1 850 523 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 25.4 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 49.5 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 45 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.493 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 64.1 |
| - Female population (years): | 67.1 |
| - Male population (years): | 61.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 99.8 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 72.5 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (37.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (22.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (10.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (6.8) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal