Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
107.04 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 111 countries
All-time high
130.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
12.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1972
Years of data
44
1968–2020

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020

02550751001251968199420201968: 66.1 deaths per 100,000 people1972: 12 deaths per 100,000 people1973: 118.5 deaths per 100,000 people1975: 122.8 deaths per 100,000 people1976: 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 79.9 deaths per 100,000 people1979: 57.7 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 117.6 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 105.8 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 112.8 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 101.6 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 129.9 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 127.5 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 76.4 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 108.3 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 96.6 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 118.9 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 113.4 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 112.5 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 114.2 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 109.5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 113.1 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 115.2 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 113.9 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 105.8 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 105.5 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 122.2 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 126.7 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 130.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 111.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 116.5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 105 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 94.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 90.1 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 80.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 126.8 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 96.1 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 116.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 103.1 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 103.6 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 103.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 101 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 106.1 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 107 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia is 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia peaked at 130.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1972.

That places Saint Lucia 34th 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.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia, 1968 to 2020.
Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1968 66.05 deaths per 100,000 people
1972 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people -81.8%
1973 118.47 deaths per 100,000 people +885.2%
1975 122.76 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
1976 84.39 deaths per 100,000 people -31.3%
1977 79.87 deaths per 100,000 people -5.4%
1979 57.69 deaths per 100,000 people -27.8%
1980 117.57 deaths per 100,000 people +103.8%
1981 105.85 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
1983 112.77 deaths per 100,000 people +6.5%
1986 101.6 deaths per 100,000 people -9.9%
1987 129.95 deaths per 100,000 people +27.9%
1988 127.51 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
1989 76.42 deaths per 100,000 people -40.1%
1990 108.32 deaths per 100,000 people +41.7%
1991 96.65 deaths per 100,000 people -10.8%
1992 118.9 deaths per 100,000 people +23.0%
1993 113.39 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
1994 112.54 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
1995 114.21 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
1996 109.47 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
1997 113.15 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
1998 115.24 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
1999 113.87 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
2000 105.8 deaths per 100,000 people -7.1%
2001 105.47 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2002 122.25 deaths per 100,000 people +15.9%
2003 126.73 deaths per 100,000 people +3.7%
2004 130.65 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
2005 111.83 deaths per 100,000 people -14.4%
2006 116.49 deaths per 100,000 people +4.2%
2008 105.04 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%
2009 94.67 deaths per 100,000 people -9.9%
2010 90.11 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
2011 80.6 deaths per 100,000 people -10.6%
2012 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people +57.3%
2013 96.07 deaths per 100,000 people -24.2%
2014 116.05 deaths per 100,000 people +20.8%
2015 103.06 deaths per 100,000 people -11.2%
2016 103.59 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
2017 103.23 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2018 100.99 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2019 106.15 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2020 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 66.05 deaths per 100,000 people 66.05 deaths per 100,000 people 66.05 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1970s 79.2 deaths per 100,000 people 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people 122.76 deaths per 100,000 people 6
1980s 110.24 deaths per 100,000 people 76.42 deaths per 100,000 people 129.95 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 111.57 deaths per 100,000 people 96.65 deaths per 100,000 people 118.9 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 113.21 deaths per 100,000 people 94.67 deaths per 100,000 people 130.65 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 102.66 deaths per 100,000 people 80.6 deaths per 100,000 people 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 31 North Macedonia 108.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 32 Portugal 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 33 Seychelles 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 35 Ukraine 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 36 Norway 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 37 Bahamas 106.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia was 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 130.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1972.
How does Saint Lucia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Saint Lucia ranks 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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