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Country fact sheet: Yemen

Population

- Total population: 34 449 825
- Female population: 17 053 363
- Male population: 17 396 462
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 63.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 81.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 42.0
World Health Organization (2015)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.424
- Category: Low
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 66.6
- Female population (years): 68.9
- Male population (years): 64.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 83.1
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 63.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (25.4)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (14.0)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (9.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Colorectum (6.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal