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Country fact sheet: Iceland

Population

- Total population: 384 407
- Female population: 187 375
- Male population: 197 033
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 6 716.4
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 14.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 89.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.959
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 82.3
- Female population (years): 83.9
- Male population (years): 80.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 245.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 83.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (78.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (16.2)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (44.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (18.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal