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Country fact sheet: Panama

Population

- Total population: 4 315 000
- Female population: 2 155 000
- Male population: 2 160 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 215.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 32.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 78.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.815
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 79.3
- Female population (years): 82.1
- Male population (years): 76.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 151.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 70.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (43.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (11.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (60.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (13.8)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal