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Country fact sheet: Spain- Basque Country (regional data)

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Population

- Total population: 47 732 632
- Female population: 24 335 821
- Male population: 23 396 811
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 3 234.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 21.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.911
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 83.2
- Female population (years): 85.7
- Male population (years): 80.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 274.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 88.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (81.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (10.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (66.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (31.6)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal