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Country fact sheet: Slovakia

Population

- Total population: 5 322 188
- Female population: 2 720 102
- Male population: 2 602 086
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 684.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 19.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 82
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.855
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 78.2
- Female population (years): 81.4
- Male population (years): 74.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 283.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 125.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (67.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (18.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (69.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (31.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal