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Country fact sheet: Kuwait

Population

- Total population: 4 310 108
- Female population: 1 693 808
- Male population: 2 616 300
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 860.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 9.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 78
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.847
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 80.9
- Female population (years): 84.0
- Male population (years): 79.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 111.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 60.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (49.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (17.0)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (16.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (7.0)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal