Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 7.87 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
7.87
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
158th
of 184 countries
All-time high
10.26
in 2001
All-time low
6.84
in 2008
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia stood at 7.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.26 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.84, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.13 | — |
| 2001 | 10.26 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.09 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.79 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.03 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.87 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.64 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.74 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.84 | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 7.81 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 8.02 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.15 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.08 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.13 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.7 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.42 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.14 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 7.95 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.87 | -0.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 50% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.87 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.32 | 6.84 | 10.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.14 | 7.87 | 8.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Saint Lucia was 7.87 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.26 in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Saint Lucia ranks 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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