Breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Breast cancer death rate in women was 15.11 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia stood at 15.11.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia peaked at 36.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.53, in 1979.
That places Saint Lucia 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8.87 | — |
| 1972 | 5.49 | -38.1% |
| 1973 | 14.56 | +165.3% |
| 1975 | 18.61 | +27.8% |
| 1976 | 11.01 | -40.8% |
| 1977 | 7.59 | -31.1% |
| 1979 | 2.53 | -66.7% |
| 1980 | 22.02 | +771.5% |
| 1981 | 13.97 | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 15.74 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 12.3 | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 14.63 | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 24.09 | +64.7% |
| 1989 | 17.71 | -26.5% |
| 1990 | 36.24 | +104.6% |
| 1991 | 21.93 | -39.5% |
| 1992 | 20.41 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 15.54 | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 23.52 | +51.3% |
| 1995 | 14.18 | -39.7% |
| 1996 | 17.27 | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 23.26 | +34.7% |
| 1998 | 15.55 | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 19.62 | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 21.61 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 14.82 | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 15.26 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.13 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.65 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 14.73 | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 14.25 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.37 | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 18.58 | +122.0% |
| 2010 | 20.92 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 18.77 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 29.46 | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 16.51 | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 14.09 | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 20.91 | +48.4% |
| 2016 | 9.86 | -52.9% |
| 2017 | 13.76 | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 24.97 | +81.5% |
| 2019 | 19.2 | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 15.11 | -21.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 15.11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.04, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 15.11 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.04, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +771.5% | 2.53 | 22.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.87 | 8.87 | 8.87 | 1 |
| 1970s | 9.96 | 2.53 | 18.61 | 6 |
| 1980s | 17.21 | 12.3 | 24.09 | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.75 | 14.18 | 36.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6 | 8.37 | 21.61 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.84 | 9.86 | 29.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.11 | 15.11 | 15.11 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Saint Lucia was 15.11 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 in 1979.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Saint Lucia ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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