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Country fact sheet: Nicaragua
| - Total population: | 7 046 310 |
| - Female population: | 3 574 321 |
| - Male population: | 3 471 990 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 198.1 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 30.8 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 70 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.669 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 75.0 |
| - Female population (years): | 77.9 |
| - Male population (years): | 72.1 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 133.5 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 76.8 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (35.3) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (10.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (36.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (13.1) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal