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Country fact sheet: Ethiopia

Population

- Total population: 126 527 060
- Female population: 62 981 355
- Male population: 63 545 705
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 26.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 37.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 35
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.492
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 68.7
- Female population (years): 70.5
- Male population (years): 66.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 104.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 74.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (40.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (24.0)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (9.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (7.2)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal