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Country fact sheet: Uganda

Population

- Total population: 45 741 000
- Female population: 23 194 000
- Male population: 22 547 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 33.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 37.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 49.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.544
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 69.7
- Female population (years): 70.1
- Male population (years): 63.2
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 153.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 112.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (56.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (41.4)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (44.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (27.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal