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Country fact sheet: Panama

Population

- Total population: 4 468 087
- Female population: 2 234 515
- Male population: 2 233 572
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 415.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 37.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 78.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.82
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

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): 154.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 65.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (41.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (10.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (56.2)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (12.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal