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Country fact sheet: New Zealand
| - Total population: | 5 163 908 |
| - Female population: | 2 603 811 |
| - Male population: | 2 560 097 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 4 906.1 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 11.7 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 85 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.939 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 82.0 |
| - Female population (years): | 83.5 |
| - Male population (years): | 80.4 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 427.3 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 100.2 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (94.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (17.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (82.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (21.6) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

