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Country fact sheet: Zambia
| - Total population: | 20 569 737 |
| - Female population: | 10 420 876 |
| - Male population: | 10 148 862 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 75.3 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 7.1 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 56 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.569 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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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): | 159.5 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 109.2 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (71.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (49.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (65.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (37.6) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal