Lung cancer death rates males in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Lung cancer death rates males was 14.38 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Lung cancer death rates males in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 14.38 for lung cancer death rates males in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Saint Lucia peaked at 18.14 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.
That places Saint Lucia 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lung cancer death rates males in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2.06 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 5.79 | — |
| 1975 | 7.84 | +35.5% |
| 1976 | 1.92 | -75.5% |
| 1977 | 3.53 | +83.4% |
| 1979 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | — |
| 1981 | 3.42 | +94.2% |
| 1983 | 6.35 | +85.7% |
| 1986 | 1.6 | -74.8% |
| 1987 | 11.02 | +587.9% |
| 1988 | 4.66 | -57.7% |
| 1989 | 6 | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 10.32 | +72.2% |
| 1991 | 11.63 | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 10.06 | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 8.52 | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 4.21 | -50.6% |
| 1995 | 6.94 | +64.7% |
| 1996 | 6.85 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.11 | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 10.66 | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 14.47 | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 5.2 | -64.0% |
| 2001 | 6.45 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 5.12 | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 8.89 | +73.8% |
| 2004 | 13.86 | +55.9% |
| 2005 | 17.47 | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 8.63 | -50.6% |
| 2008 | 16.76 | +94.3% |
| 2009 | 12.99 | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 16.34 | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 8.1 | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 11.5 | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 16.02 | +39.3% |
| 2014 | 13.67 | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 18.14 | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 11.28 | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 12.34 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 13.4 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 10 | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 14.38 | +43.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 14.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 14.38 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +587.9% | 1.6 | 11.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.18 | 0 | 7.84 | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.97 | 1.6 | 11.02 | 7 |
| 1990s | 9.18 | 4.21 | 14.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6 | 5.12 | 17.47 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.08 | 8.1 | 18.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.38 | 14.38 | 14.38 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Saint Lucia?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Saint Lucia was 14.38 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.14 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Lung cancer death rates males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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