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Country fact sheet: Switzerland

Population

- Total population: 8 827 979
- Female population: 4 441 737
- Male population: 4 386 242
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 10 897.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 22.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 86.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.967
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 83.5
- Female population (years): 85.1
- Male population (years): 81.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 292.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 78.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (77.4)
- 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 (69.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (19.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal