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Country fact sheet: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Population

- Total population: 28 838 499
- Female population: 14 583 567
- Male population: 14 254 932
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 160.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 28.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 75
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.699
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.0
- Female population (years): 78.2
- Male population (years): 69.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 184.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 91.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (47.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (16.2)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (52.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (23.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal