| Total Population | 66,785,000 | ||
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| Income Group | Upper Middle | ||
| Total Deaths | 501,000 | ||
| Life Expectancy at birth | Total | 75 | |
| Male | 71 | ||
| Female | 79 | ||
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| Adult Risk Factors | Current tobacco smoking (2011 Data) | Males | 45.7% |
| Females | 2.6% | ||
| Total | 23.5% | ||
| Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010 Data) | Males | 13.8 | |
| Females | 0.8 | ||
| Total | 7.1 | ||
| Physical inactivity (2010 Data) | Males | 12.8% | |
| Females | 16.4% | ||
| Total | 1400% | ||
| Obesity (2014 Data) | Males | 6.1% | |
| Females | 12.1% | ||
| Totals | 9.2% | ||
| Household solid fuel use (2012 Data) | Males | NA | |
| Females | NA | ||
| Total | 24% | ||
| Cancer Plans, Monitoring, and Surveillance | Has an operational cancer policy/strategy/action plan | Yes | |
| Has a cancer registry | |||
| Scope | Population-based | ||
| Coverage | Subnational | ||
| Last Year of Data | 2009 | ||
| Cancer Primary Prevention Policies | Tobacco Control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use | Yes |
| Smoke-free legislation | All public places completely smoke-free (or at least 90% of the population covered by complete subnational smoke-free legislation)* | ||
| Tobacco dependence treatment | National quit line, and both NRT and some cessation services cost- covered* | ||
| Warning labels | Large warning with all appropriate characteristics* | ||
| Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship | Ban on national television, radio and print media as well as on some but not all other forms of direct and/or indirect advertising | ||
| Tobacco taxes | 51-75% of retail price is tax | ||
| Overweight and obesity prevention and control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan for reducing overweight/obesity | Yes | |
| Physical inactivity prevention and control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity | Yes | |
| Harmful use of alcohol prevention and control | Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol | Yes | |
| National Immunization | Human Papillomavirus vaccination schedule | NA | |
| Hepatitis B vaccination schedule | Birth, +1 month | ||
| Hepatitis B vaccination coverage, infants | 99% | ||
| Cancer Screening and Early Detection | Cervical Cancer | Cervical cytology (PAP) | Generally available at the public primary health care level |
| Acetic Acid Vizualization (VIA) | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | ||
| Breast Cancer | Breast palpation / clinical breast exam (CBE) | Generally available at the public primary health care level | |
| Mammogram | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | ||
| Colorectal Cancer | Faecal occult blood test or faecal immunological test | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | |
| Bowel cancer screening by exam or colonoscopy | Not generally available at the public primary health care level | ||
| Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care | Radiotherapy | Generally available in the public health system | |
| Total high energy teletherapy units / million inhabitants | 1 | ||
| Number of radiotherapy centres | 29 | ||
| Number of radiation oncologists | 72 | ||
| Chemotherapy (medicines not specified) | Generally available in the public health system | ||
| Oral morphine (formulation not specified) | Not generally available in the public health system | ||
| Non-methadone morphine equivalent consumption per cancer death (mg) | NA | ||
| Community/home care for people with advanced stage cancer and other NCDs | Not generally available | ||
| REMARKS | * Indicates highest possible level of achievement | ||
| SOURCE | Extracted from: WHO Cancer Country Profiles 2014 (https://www.who.int/cancer/country-profiles/tha_en.pdf?ua=1) as of 2019/05/30 | ||
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