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Country fact sheet: Afghanistan
| - Total population: | 42 239 854 |
| - Female population: | 20 920 159 |
| - Male population: | 21 319 695 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 81.3 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 77.2 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 41.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.462 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 63.2 |
| - Female population (years): | 63.2 |
| - Male population (years): | 63.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 106.2 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 78.7 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (29.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (17.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (14.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (12.9) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal