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Country fact sheet: Sweden

Population

- Total population: 10 544 776
- Female population: 5 228 840
- Male population: 5 315 935
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 6 900.8
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 13.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.952
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 82.4
- Female population (years): 84.0
- Male population (years): 80.8
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 310.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 85.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (81.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (13.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (104.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (13.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal