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Country fact sheet: Malta

Population

- Total population: 532 616
- Female population: 254 877
- Male population: 277 739
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 3 641.6
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 0.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.915
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.9
- Female population (years): 83.8
- Male population (years): 79.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 282.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 81.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (86.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (50.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (22.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal