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World Health Organization (2020)
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)
World Health Organization (2019)
GLOBOCAN (2020)
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Country fact sheet: Sri Lanka
- Total population: | 21 898 000 |
- Female population: | 11 398 000 |
- Male population: | 10 500 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 151.1 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 46.6 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 67 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.782 |
- Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 76.9 |
- Female population (years): | 79.8 |
- Male population (years): | 73.1 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 105.4 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 57.2 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (27.3) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (11.0) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lip, oral cavity (16.5) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (10.6) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal