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Country fact sheet: Belgium
| - Total population: | 11 714 453 |
| - Female population: | 5 923 370 |
| - Male population: | 5 791 083 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 5 680.2 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 17.9 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 86.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.942 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 81.4 |
| - Female population (years): | 83.5 |
| - Male population (years): | 79.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 324.7 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 92.4 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (104.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (15.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (81.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (28.3) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal