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Country fact sheet: Syrian Arab Republic
| - Total population: | 23 227 014 |
| - Female population: | 11 601 649 |
| - Male population: | 11 625 364 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 63.1 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 53.7 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 64.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.557 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 72.7 |
| - Female population (years): | 74.3 |
| - Male population (years): | 71.2 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 138.6 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 91.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (46.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (20.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (28.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (27.4) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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