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Country fact sheet: Belarus

Population

- Total population: 9 187 054
- Female population: 4 959 927
- Male population: 4 227 127
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 467.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 21.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 79.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.801
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

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): 273.2
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 123.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (56.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (68.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (47.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal