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Country fact sheet: India

Population

- Total population: 1 428 627 663
- Female population: 691 776 131
- Male population: 736 851 532
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 74.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 49.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 63
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.644
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 70.8
- Female population (years): 72.2
- Male population (years): 6,952.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 98.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 64.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (26.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lip, oral cavity (14.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lip, oral cavity (8.2)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal