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Country fact sheet: Ghana
| - Total population: | 31 073 000 |
| - Female population: | 15 323 000 |
| - Male population: | 15 750 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 485.0 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 30.8 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 48 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.611 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 66.3 |
| - Female population (years): | 69.2 |
| - Male population (years): | 63.7 |
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 |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal