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Country fact sheet: Costa Rica
| - Total population: | 5 212 173 |
| - Female population: | 2 606 939 |
| - Male population: | 2 605 235 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 948.9 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 20.7 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 81.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.806 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 80.9 |
| - Female population (years): | 83.4 |
| - Male population (years): | 78.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 177.7 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 75.3 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (37.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (10.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (45.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (12.9) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

