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Country fact sheet: Croatia

Population

- Total population: 3 834 139
- Female population: 1 965 509
- Male population: 1 868 630
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 384.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 9.4
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 80.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.878
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 78.6
- Female population (years): 81.6
- Male population (years): 75.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 313.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 125.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (74.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (16.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (69.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (46.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal