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Country fact sheet: Republic of Korea
| - Total population: | 51 559 476 |
| - Female population: | 25 831 788 |
| - Male population: | 25 727 688 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 3 260.5 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 29.1 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 89.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.929 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 83.3 |
| - Female population (years): | 86.9 |
| - Male population (years): | 80.3 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 234.7 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 77.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (61.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (6.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (38.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (30.0) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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