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Country fact sheet: Singapore

Population

- Total population: 5 751 000
- Female population: 2 741 000
- Male population: 3 010 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 3 537.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 29.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 89.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.938
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 83.2
- Female population (years): 85.5
- Male population (years): 81.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 233.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 111.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (77.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (17.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (38.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (34.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal