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Country fact sheet: Singapore

Population

- Total population: 5 673 743
- Female population: 2 708 701
- Male population: 2 965 042
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 3 969.9
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 22.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 89.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.949
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 83.2
- Female population (years): 85.5
- Male population (years): 81.1
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 231.1
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 110.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (72.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (17.8)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (39.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (31.9)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal