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Country fact sheet: Portugal

Population

- Total population: 10 382 854
- Female population: 5 482 251
- Male population: 4 900 603
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 2 746.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 29.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 88.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.874
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 81.6
- Female population (years): 84.4
- Male population (years): 78.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 294.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 109.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (88.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (14.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (62.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (30.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal