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Country fact sheet: Norway

Population

- Total population: 5 496 014
- Female population: 2 722 146
- Male population: 2 773 868
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 9 020.6
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 14.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 87
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.966
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 82.6
- Female population (years): 84.1
- Male population (years): 81.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 357.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 91.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (95.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (16.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (109.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (18.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal