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Country fact sheet: Liberia

Population

- Total population: 5 418 377
- Female population: 2 718 890
- Male population: 2 699 486
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 112.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 24.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 45
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.487
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 64.1
- Female population (years): 65.0
- Male population (years): 63.2
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 115.2
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 84.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (39.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (28.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (38.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (22.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal