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Country fact sheet: Sweden

Population

- Total population: 10 340 000
- Female population: 5 160 000
- Male population: 5 179 000
The World Bank (2020)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 6 028.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 13.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 85.0
World Health Organization (2020)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.945
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)

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): 288.6
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 87.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (83.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (14.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (100.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (14.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2020)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal