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Country fact sheet: Gambia
| - Total population: | 2 417 000 |
| - Female population: | 1 218 000 |
| - Male population: | 1 199 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 18.6 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 23.5 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 46.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.496 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 65.5 |
| - Female population (years): | 67.7 |
| - Male population (years): | 63.4 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 57.2 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 52.2 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (42.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (33.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Liver (27.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Liver (26.6) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal