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Country fact sheet: Latvia

Population

- Total population: 1 894 000
- Female population: 1 021 000
- Male population: 873 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 313.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 32.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 75.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.866
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.4
- Female population (years): 79.8
- Male population (years): 70.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 301.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 124.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (63.6)
- 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 (87.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (36.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal