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Country fact sheet: Sao Tome and Principe
| - Total population: | 231 856 |
| - Female population: | 116 254 |
| - Male population: | 115 601 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 186.1 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 11.7 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 59.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.613 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 70.4 |
| - Female population (years): | 72.0 |
| - Male population (years): | 68.8 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 104.9 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 68.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (19.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (13.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (44.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (17.6) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal