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Country fact sheet: Sri Lanka
| - Total population: | 22 241 304 |
| - Female population: | 11 534 405 |
| - Male population: | 10 706 899 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 166.2 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 43.6 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 67.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.78 |
| - Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 76.9 |
| - Female population (years): | 79.8 |
| - Male population (years): | 73.1 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 106.9 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 59.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (27.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (11.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lip, oral cavity (14.0) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (10.3) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal