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Country fact sheet: Uruguay

Population

- Total population: 3 474 000
- Female population: 1 795 000
- Male population: 1 678 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 430.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 16.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 82.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.817
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 77.1
- Female population (years): 80.6
- Male population (years): 73.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 269.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 127.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (65.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (20.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (60.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (40.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal