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Country fact sheet: France

Population

- Total population: 68 095 424
- Female population: 35 203 665
- Male population: 32 891 759
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 5 380.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 8.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.91
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 82.5
- Female population (years): 85.1
- Male population (years): 79.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 339.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 106.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (105.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (15.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (82.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (35.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal