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Country fact sheet: Netherlands

Population

- Total population: 17 380 000
- Female population: 8 721 000
- Male population: 8 659 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 5 846.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 9.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.944
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.8
- Female population (years): 83.2
- Male population (years): 80.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 349.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 107.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (100.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (22.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (73.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (29.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal