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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 |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal