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Country fact sheet: Senegal

Population

- Total population: 16 744 000
- Female population: 8 573 000
- Male population: 8 171 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 76.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 48.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 50.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.512
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 68.6
- Female population (years): 70.1
- Male population (years): 66.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 119.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 87.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (36.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (26.0)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (28.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (17.2)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal