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Country fact sheet: Argentina

Population

- Total population: 46 519 252
- Female population: 23 487 063
- Male population: 23 032 189
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 044.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 22.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 79.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.849
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 76.6
- Female population (years): 79.5
- Male population (years): 73.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 215.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 102.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (71.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (17.6)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (44.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (24.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal