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Country fact sheet: Cameroon
| - Total population: | 28 647 293 |
| - Female population: | 14 357 596 |
| - Male population: | 14 289 697 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 63.8 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 66.9 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 44.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.587 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 62.4 |
| - Female population (years): | 64.5 |
| - Male population (years): | 60.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 126.0 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 87.3 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (48.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (27.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (38.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (23.3) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal