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Country fact sheet: Netherlands

Population

- Total population: 17 748 150
- Female population: 8 923 515
- Male population: 8 824 635
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 6 539.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 9.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.946
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.8
- Female population (years): 83.2
- Male population (years): 80.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 341.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 103.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (101.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (21.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (57.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (26.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal