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Country fact sheet: Finland

Population

- Total population: 5 558 637
- Female population: 2 811 355
- Male population: 2 747 281
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 5 487.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 16.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 86
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.942
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.6
- Female population (years): 84.0
- Male population (years): 79.2
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 276.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 79.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (92.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (12.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (82.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (19.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal