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Country fact sheet: Costa Rica

Population

- Total population: 5 094 000
- Female population: 2 549 000
- Male population: 2 545 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 953.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 20.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 81.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.81
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 80.9
- Female population (years): 83.4
- Male population (years): 78.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 188.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 80.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (47.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (11.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (56.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Stomach (13.7)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal