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Country fact sheet: Syrian Arab Republic
- Total population: | 17 501 000 |
- Female population: | 8 741 000 |
- Male population: | 8 760 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 63.1 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 53.7 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 64 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.567 |
- Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 72.7 |
- Female population (years): | 74.3 |
- Male population (years): | 71.2 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 149.3 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 95.6 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (57.1) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (26.2) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (24.9) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (23.3) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal