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Country fact sheet: Yemen
| - Total population: | 34 449 825 |
| - Female population: | 17 053 363 |
| - Male population: | 17 396 462 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 63.3 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 81.0 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 42 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.424 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 66.6 |
| - Female population (years): | 68.9 |
| - Male population (years): | 64.4 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 83.1 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 63.7 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (25.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (14.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Colorectum (9.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Colorectum (6.4) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

