Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia is 0, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia peaked at 35.07 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.
That places Saint Lucia 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2.79 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 8.28 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 2.36 | — |
| 1980 | 4.63 | +95.8% |
| 1981 | 2.93 | -36.7% |
| 1983 | 5.59 | +90.6% |
| 1986 | 5.75 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 2.92 | — |
| 1990 | 5.76 | +97.4% |
| 1991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 5.71 | — |
| 1993 | 2.85 | -50.1% |
| 1994 | 2.85 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.85 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 5.77 | — |
| 1998 | 2.91 | -49.5% |
| 1999 | 5.91 | +103.0% |
| 2000 | 3.02 | -49.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 3.43 | — |
| 2005 | 3.55 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.68 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 35.07 | +853.4% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 4.09 | — |
| 2011 | 4.2 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.29 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.74 | +103.8% |
| 2014 | 7.26 | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 4.51 | -37.9% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 4.54 | — |
| 2018 | 13.69 | +201.2% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87. (42 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.03. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +853.4% | 3.68 | 35.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 0 | 8.28 | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.12 | 0 | 5.75 | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.46 | 0 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 | 0 | 35.07 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.13 | 0 | 13.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Saint Lucia was 0 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.07 in 2008.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Saint Lucia ranks 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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