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Country fact sheet: Papua New Guinea

Population

- Total population: 8 084 991
- Female population: 3 972 066
- Male population: 4 112 925
The World Bank (2016)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 77.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 5.8
World Health Organization (2015)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.516
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2015)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 65.5
- Female population (years): 68.1
- Male population (years): 63.1
The World Bank (2016)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 202.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 134.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (45.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (25.2)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (28.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (15.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2018 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2018)

Screening programmes


BREAST CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

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CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

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COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

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FIT gFOBT sigmoidoscopy Colonoscopy
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