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Country fact sheet: Sao Tome and Principe

Population

- Total population: 219 000
- Female population: 109 000
- Male population: 110 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 106.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 20.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 59.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.625
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 70.4
- Female population (years): 72.0
- Male population (years): 68.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 126.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 84.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (27.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (51.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (22.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal