Portugal vs Saint Lucia: Death rate from cancer
Portugal
107.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
107.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Portugal rank
32nd
Saint Lucia rank
34th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Portugal
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 32nd and Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 119.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 122.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 126.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 122.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 110 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 116.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Portugal or Saint Lucia?
- Portugal, at 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Portugal and Saint Lucia?
- 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saint Lucia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Saint Lucia rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Portugal ranks 32nd and Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.