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Country fact sheet: Saudi Arabia

Population

- Total population: 34 814 000
- Female population: 14 683 000
- Male population: 20 131 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 291.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 15.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 74.0
World Health Organization (2018)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.854
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

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): 96.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 51.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (28.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (8.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (16.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (8.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal