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Country fact sheet: Lesotho
| - Total population: | 2 330 318 |
| - Female population: | 1 181 093 |
| - Male population: | 1 149 224 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 114.7 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 14.1 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 53.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.521 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 50.8 |
| - Female population (years): | 54.2 |
| - Male population (years): | 47.7 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 115.5 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 82.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (60.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (42.3) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (32.1) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (19.4) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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