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Country fact sheet: Uganda
| - Total population: | 48 582 334 |
| - Female population: | 24 511 532 |
| - Male population: | 24 070 802 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 43.5 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 31.3 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 49.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.55 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 69.7 |
| - Female population (years): | 70.1 |
| - Male population (years): | 63.2 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 154.4 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 113.9 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (53.8) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (40.6) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (43.1) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (26.2) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

