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Country fact sheet: Portugal

Population

- Total population: 10 254 000
- Female population: 5 403 000
- Male population: 4 851 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 2 342.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 27.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 88.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.864
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

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): 261.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 103.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (70.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (12.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (59.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (31.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal