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Country fact sheet: Senegal

Population

- Total population: 17 763 163
- Female population: 9 025 674
- Male population: 8 737 489
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 71.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 47.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 50
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.517
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 68.6
- Female population (years): 70.1
- Male population (years): 66.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 113.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 81.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (34.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (23.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (27.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (15.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal