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Country fact sheet: Tunisia
- Total population: | 12 458 223 |
- Female population: | 6 313 196 |
- Male population: | 6 145 027 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 265.5 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 33.7 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 67.0 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.732 |
- Category: | High |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 77.0 |
- Female population (years): | 79.2 |
- Male population (years): | 74.9 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 135.4 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 80.2 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (36.2) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (10.9) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (37.8) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (34.0) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal