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Country fact sheet: Paraguay

Population

- Total population: 6 861 524
- Female population: 3 420 122
- Male population: 3 441 402
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 478.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 35.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 72
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.731
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.8
- Female population (years): 78.9
- Male population (years): 73.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 192.2
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 89.9
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (58.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (16.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (51.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (18.0)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal