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Country fact sheet: Ghana

Population

- Total population: 34 121 985
- Female population: 17 105 458
- Male population: 17 016 528
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 100.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 27.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 48.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.602
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 66.3
- Female population (years): 69.2
- Male population (years): 63.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 120.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 82.6
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (40.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (19.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (30.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (20.0)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal