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Country fact sheet: Mozambique

Population

- Total population: 31 255 000
- Female population: 16 067 000
- Male population: 15 188 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 34.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 10.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 44.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.456
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 58.1
- Female population (years): 61.7
- Male population (years): 54.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 135.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 100.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (50.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (38.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (31.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (19.8)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal