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Country fact sheet: Qatar

Population

- Total population: 2 716 391
- Female population: 751 956
- Male population: 1 964 435
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 934.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 6.6
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 76
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.875
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 77.2
- Female population (years): 76.6
- Male population (years): 78.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 82.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 46.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (39.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (11.4)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (11.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (5.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal