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Country fact sheet: Australia
| - Total population: | 26 256 970 |
| - Female population: | 13 217 507 |
| - Male population: | 13 039 463 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 7 055.4 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 13.8 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 87.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.946 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 83.0 |
| - Female population (years): | 84.8 |
| - Male population (years): | 81.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 462.5 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 84.6 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (101.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (13.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (77.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (18.5) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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