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Country fact sheet: South Africa
| - Total population: | 60 414 495 |
| - Female population: | 30 962 518 |
| - Male population: | 29 451 976 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 583.7 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 5.5 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 71 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.717 |
| - Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 62.8 |
| - Female population (years): | 64.8 |
| - Male population (years): | 60.8 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 203.4 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 122.5 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (47.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (19.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (62.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (30.7) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal