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Country fact sheet: Mauritius

Population

- Total population: 1 268 000
- Female population: 642 000
- Male population: 626 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 560.4
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 41.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 66.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.804
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.1
- Female population (years): 77.3
- Male population (years): 71.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 155.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 72.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (66.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (20.0)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (25.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (11.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal