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Country fact sheet: Ghana

Population

- Total population: 31 073 000
- Female population: 15 323 000
- Male population: 15 750 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 485.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 30.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 48.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.611
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 66.3
- Female population (years): 69.2
- Male population (years): 63.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 115.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 80.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (38.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (18.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (31.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (22.8)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal