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Country fact sheet: Malaysia
| - Total population: | 34 308 525 |
| - Female population: | 16 788 267 |
| - Male population: | 17 520 258 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 487.0 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 32.1 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 76 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.807 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 74.7 |
| - Female population (years): | 77.1 |
| - Male population (years): | 72.6 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 142.1 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 86.3 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (46.1) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (19.3) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (23.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (20.4) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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