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Country fact sheet: India

Population

- Total population: 1 380 004 000
- Female population: 662 903 000
- Male population: 717 101 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 56.6
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 50.6
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 63.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.645
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 70.8
- Female population (years): 72.2
- Male population (years): 6,952.0
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 97.1
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 63.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (25.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (13.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lip, oral cavity (14.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lip, oral cavity (8.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal