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Country fact sheet: New Zealand

Population

- Total population: 5 163 908
- Female population: 2 603 811
- Male population: 2 560 097
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 4 906.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 11.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.939
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 82.0
- Female population (years): 83.5
- Male population (years): 80.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 427.3
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 100.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (94.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (17.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (82.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (21.6)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal