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Country fact sheet: Djibouti

Population

- Total population: 1 136 455
- Female population: 572 630
- Male population: 563 824
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 87.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 20.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 44.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.515
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 65.8
- Female population (years): 67.8
- Male population (years): 64.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 90.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 66.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (38.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (22.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (11.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (7.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal