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Country fact sheet: Belarus

Population

- Total population: 9 410 000
- Female population: 5 029 000
- Male population: 4 381 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 408.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 24.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 79.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.823
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.8
- Female population (years): 79.6
- Male population (years): 69.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 252.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 118.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (52.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (12.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (58.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (45.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal