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Country fact sheet: United Arab Emirates

Population

- Total population: 9 516 871
- Female population: 2 933 285
- Male population: 6 583 587
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 2 351.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 10.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 82.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.937
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

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): 105.1
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 54.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (57.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (15.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (13.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (5.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal