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Country fact sheet: Dominican Republic

Population

- Total population: 11 332 972
- Female population: 5 649 550
- Male population: 5 683 423
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 416.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 23.6
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 77.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.766
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 72.8
- Female population (years): 76.2
- Male population (years): 69.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 167.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 92.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (53.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (23.0)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (86.1)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (31.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal