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Country fact sheet: Iraq

Population

- Total population: 45 504 560
- Female population: 22 698 062
- Male population: 22 806 498
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 248.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 49.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 59.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.673
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 72.4
- Female population (years): 75.0
- Male population (years): 69.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 136.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 84.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (56.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (23.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (23.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (21.8)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal