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Country fact sheet: Guinea-Bissau

Population

- Total population: 2 150 842
- Female population: 1 088 101
- Male population: 1 062 741
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 68.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 60.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 37
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.483
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 60.2
- Female population (years): 63.0
- Male population (years): 57.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 100.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 76.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (34.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (25.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (28.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (16.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal