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Country fact sheet: Papua New Guinea

Population

- Total population: 8 947 000
- Female population: 4 379 000
- Male population: 4 568 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 63.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 8.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 30.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.555
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 65.3
- Female population (years): 67.4
- Male population (years): 63.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 199.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 130.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (46.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (27.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (29.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (18.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal