Prostate cancer death rate in men in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 41.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 41.8 for prostate cancer death rate in men in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Saint Lucia peaked at 55.21 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.
That places Saint Lucia 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8.14 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 27.15 | — |
| 1975 | 14 | -48.4% |
| 1976 | 15.29 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 14.76 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 15.2 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 26.48 | +74.2% |
| 1981 | 16.62 | -37.2% |
| 1983 | 21.16 | +27.3% |
| 1986 | 17.97 | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 55.21 | +207.3% |
| 1988 | 51.62 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 23.13 | -55.2% |
| 1990 | 45.34 | +96.1% |
| 1991 | 20.51 | -54.8% |
| 1992 | 28.24 | +37.7% |
| 1993 | 37.5 | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 35.3 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 26.11 | -26.0% |
| 1996 | 23.57 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 45.81 | +94.4% |
| 1998 | 36.58 | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 37.47 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 39.2 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 45.02 | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 54.57 | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 49 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 48.31 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.89 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 43.34 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 46.75 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 38.79 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 28.59 | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 28.82 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.86 | +41.8% |
| 2013 | 32.83 | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 38.67 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 40.13 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 41.32 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 37.02 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 30.09 | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 44.23 | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 41.8 | -5.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 41.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.89, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 41.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.18, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men 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 | +207.3% | 17.97 | 55.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.14 | 8.14 | 8.14 | 1 |
| 1970s | 14.4 | 0 | 27.15 | 6 |
| 1980s | 30.31 | 16.62 | 55.21 | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.64 | 20.51 | 45.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.21 | 38.79 | 54.57 | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.26 | 28.59 | 44.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8 | 41.8 | 41.8 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Saint Lucia?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Saint Lucia was 41.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.21 in 1987.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Saint Lucia ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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