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Country fact sheet: Lebanon

Population

- Total population: 5 353 930
- Female population: 2 758 977
- Male population: 2 594 952
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 307.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 34.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 73
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.723
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 76.4
- Female population (years): 79.2
- Male population (years): 74.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 168.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 92.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (57.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (20.4)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (27.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (23.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal