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Country fact sheet: Colombia

Population

- Total population: 52 085 168
- Female population: 26 416 500
- Male population: 25 668 667
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 557.5
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 13.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 80.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.758
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 79.3
- Female population (years): 81.9
- Male population (years): 76.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 177.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 81.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (50.7)
- 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 (52.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Stomach (13.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal