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Country fact sheet: Zambia
- Total population: | 18 384 000 |
- Female population: | 9 281 000 |
- Male population: | 9 103 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 53.8 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 8.8 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 56.0 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.584 |
- Category: | Medium |
Geography
Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 62.5 |
- Female population (years): | 65.4 |
- Male population (years): | 59.5 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 153.5 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 103.3 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (40.5) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (43.4) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (69.2) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (40.1) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal