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Country fact sheet: Cabo Verde

Population

- Total population: 598 682
- Female population: 301 036
- Male population: 297 646
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 247.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 18.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 71.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.661
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.0
- Female population (years): 77.9
- Male population (years): 69.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 87.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 58.3
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (23.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (9.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (43.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (21.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal