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Country fact sheet: United Arab Emirates

Population

- Total population: 9 890 000
- Female population: 3 054 000
- Male population: 6 836 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 2 192.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 11.2
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 82.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.89
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 76.1
- Female population (years): 78.4
- Male population (years): 75.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 106.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 55.9
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (58.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (16.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (13.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (6.6)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal