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Country fact sheet: Jamaica

Population

- Total population: 2 961 000
- Female population: 1 492 000
- Male population: 1 470 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 325.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 15.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 74.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.734
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 76.0
- Female population (years): 77.7
- Male population (years): 74.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 198.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 119.9
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (66.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (34.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (87.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (39.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal