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Country fact sheet: Saudi Arabia

Population

- Total population: 36 947 025
- Female population: 15 700 888
- Male population: 21 246 137
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 442.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 10.2
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 74
World Health Organization (2018)

Human Development Index

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

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.3
- Female population (years): 76.2
- Male population (years): 73.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 87.1
- 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 (25.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (7.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (13.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (7.0)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal