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Country fact sheet: Nepal
| - Total population: | 30 896 590 |
| - Female population: | 16 084 227 |
| - Male population: | 14 812 363 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 65.3 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 51.3 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 54 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.601 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 70.9 |
| - Female population (years): | 72.8 |
| - Male population (years): | 68.9 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 81.6 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 55.3 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (14.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (8.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (12.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (11.8) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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