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Country fact sheet: Timor-Leste

Population

- Total population: 1 360 596
- Female population: 666 774
- Male population: 693 822
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 135.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 5.9
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 52.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.566
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 69.9
- Female population (years): 71.4
- Male population (years): 67.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 84.5
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 55.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (26.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (10.2)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (14.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (13.0)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal