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Country fact sheet: Timor-Leste

Population

- Total population: 1 318 000
- Female population: 652 000
- Male population: 666 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 120.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 6.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 52.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.606
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 69.9
- Female population (years): 71.4
- Male population (years): 67.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 89.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 61.9
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (25.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (10.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (14.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (12.8)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal