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Country fact sheet: South Sudan
- Total population: | 11 194 000 |
- Female population: | 5 591 000 |
- Male population: | 5 603 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 33.2 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 23.2 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 34 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.433 |
- Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 62.8 |
- Female population (years): | 64.8 |
- Male population (years): | 60.8 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 94.7 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 72.2 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (25.2) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (16.0) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (21.6) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (13.8) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal