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Country fact sheet: Sierra Leone
| - Total population: | 8 791 092 |
| - Female population: | 4 385 407 |
| - Male population: | 4 405 685 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 43.2 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 51.4 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 41.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.458 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 60.8 |
| - Female population (years): | 61.9 |
| - Male population (years): | 59.6 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 35.9 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 25.5 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (16.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (10.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (21.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (11.1) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal