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Country fact sheet: Papua New Guinea
| - Total population: | 8 947 000 |
| - Female population: | 4 379 000 |
| - Male population: | 4 568 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 63.9 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 8.8 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 30 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.555 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 65.3 |
| - Female population (years): | 67.4 |
| - Male population (years): | 63.4 |
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 |
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