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Country fact sheet: Guyana

Population

- Total population: 787 000
- Female population: 391 000
- Male population: 396 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 378.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 23.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 76.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.682
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 65.7
- Female population (years): 66.3
- Male population (years): 62.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 141.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 67.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (51.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (15.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (71.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (21.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal