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Country fact sheet: Qatar

Population

- Total population: 2 881 000
- Female population: 716 000
- Male population: 2 165 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 2 188.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 9.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 76.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.848
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

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): 107.2
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 64.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (42.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.2)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (21.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (9.6)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal