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Country fact sheet: Ecuador
| - Total population: | 18 190 484 |
| - Female population: | 9 111 966 |
| - Male population: | 9 078 518 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 494.3 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 30.6 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 77.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.765 |
| - Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 78.5 |
| - Female population (years): | 76.2 |
| - Male population (years): | 69.8 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 152.7 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 76.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (39.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (11.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (35.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Stomach (12.7) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

