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Country fact sheet: Namibia
| - Total population: | 2 541 000 |
| - Female population: | 1 309 000 |
| - Male population: | 1 232 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 471.5 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 8.4 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.646 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 64.6 |
| - Female population (years): | 68.5 |
| - Male population (years): | 60.6 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 198.3 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 116.1 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (57.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (24.1) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (66.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (28.8) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal