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Country fact sheet: China
| - Total population: | 1 411 878 144 |
| - Female population: | 691 740 650 |
| - Male population: | 720 137 493 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 670.5 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 34.4 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 81.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.788 |
| - Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 77.4 |
| - Female population (years): | 80.5 |
| - Male population (years): | 74.7 |
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 |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

