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Country fact sheet: Somalia

Population

- Total population: 18 143 378
- Female population: 9 046 859
- Male population: 9 096 520
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 0.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 0.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 27
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.38
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 56.5
- Female population (years): 59.2
- Male population (years): 54.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 121.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 95.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (38.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (25.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (18.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (13.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal