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Country fact sheet: Zimbabwe
| - Total population: | 16 665 409 |
| - Female population: | 8 786 155 |
| - Male population: | 7 879 254 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 62.7 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 10.3 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 55.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.55 |
| - Category: | Medium |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 60.7 |
| - Female population (years): | 63.6 |
| - Male population (years): | 57.5 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 208.0 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 144.0 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (68.2) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (47.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (68.3) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (37.2) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal

