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Country fact sheet: Bahamas

Population

- Total population: 412 623
- Female population: 215 761
- Male population: 196 863
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 961.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 24.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 77.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.82
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 73.2
- Female population (years): 76.6
- Male population (years): 69.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 192.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 109.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (64.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (31.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (89.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (33.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal