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
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 31 North Macedonia 108.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Portugal 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Seychelles 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Ukraine 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Norway 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 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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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.