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Country fact sheet: China

Population

- Total population: 1 411 878 144
- Female population: 691 740 650
- Male population: 720 137 493
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 670.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 34.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 81.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.788
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 77.4
- Female population (years): 80.5
- Male population (years): 74.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 201.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 96.5
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Thyroid (36.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (14.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (52.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (39.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

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