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HEALTH PROFILE: Saint Lucia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Saint Lucia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    77.7
    85
    81
    Age 5
    73.1
    79.3
    83
    70
    Age 10
    73.2
    79.4
    84
    70
    Age 15
    73.3
    79.5
    84
    70
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.6
    82
    70
    Age 25
    74.0
    79.8
    81
    68
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.9
    76
    68
    Age 35
    75.1
    80.2
    76
    68
    Age 40
    75.6
    80.5
    76
    66
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.9
    74
    62
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.4
    72
    61
    Age 55
    78.0
    82.1
    70
    58
    Age 60
    79.2
    82.9
    69
    58
    Age 65
    80.7
    83.9
    69
    55
    Age 70
    82.3
    85.2
    69
    55
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.7
    71
    54
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.4
    79
    57
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.5
    117
    74
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    76.66
    98
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.16
    150
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.14
    27
    4. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    5. Kidney Disease
    34.17
    41
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.43
    89
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.06
    55
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    9. Lung Disease
    21.32
    96
    10. Hypertension
    21.09
    77
    11. Violence
    18.65
    21
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.12
    103
    13. Liver Disease
    15.59
    105
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.71
    12
    15. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    29
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    9.99
    20
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    19. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    21. Suicide
    6.85
    118
    22. Other Injuries
    6.74
    103
    23. Skin Disease
    6.62
    11
    24. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.38
    39
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.16
    110
    27. Drownings
    4.88
    28
    28. Alcohol
    4.33
    24
    29. Asthma
    4.32
    93
    30. Falls
    4.11
    123
    31. Epilepsy
    3.52
    13
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    33. Malnutrition
    3.01
    68
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.24
    99
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.89
    107
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    38. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.80
    77
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.76
    98
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    42. Fires
    1.51
    92
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    45. Tuberculosis
    1.24
    120
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.95
    87
    47. Drug Use
    0.92
    123
    48. Other Neoplasms
    0.80
    64
    49. Meningitis
    0.70
    98
    50. Encephalitis
    0.56
    69
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    188
    14.24
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    149
    11.29
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    140
    10.61
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.06
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66
    5.00
    6. Prostate Cancer
    56
    4.24
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    55
    4.17
    8. Lung Disease
    53
    4.02
    9. Hypertension
    52
    3.94
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    48
    3.64
    11. Violence
    37
    2.80
    12. Liver Disease
    35
    2.65
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    31
    2.35
    14. Breast Cancer
    25
    1.89
    15. Stomach Cancer
    22
    1.67
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.59
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    20
    1.52
    18. Lung Cancers
    19
    1.44
    19. Low Birth Weight
    17
    1.29
    20. Skin Disease
    16
    1.21
    21. Other Injuries
    15
    1.14
    22. Suicide
    14
    1.06
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    14
    1.06
    24. Lymphomas
    13
    0.98
    25. Cervical Cancer
    12
    0.91
      Deaths %
    26. Falls
    11
    0.83
    27. Asthma
    10
    0.76
    28. Alcohol
    9
    0.68
    29. Drownings
    9
    0.68
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    8
    0.61
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    8
    0.61
    32. Epilepsy
    7
    0.53
    33. Malnutrition
    7
    0.53
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.38
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.38
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.30
    37. Liver Cancer
    4
    0.30
    38. Leukemia
    4
    0.30
    39. Tuberculosis
    3
    0.23
    40. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.23
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.23
    42. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.23
    43. Fires
    3
    0.23
    44. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.23
    45. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.15
    46. Drug Use
    2
    0.15
    47. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.15
    48. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.15
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.08
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    3. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    7. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    10. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    11. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    12. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    181
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    183
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    9.6
    42
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    12.0
    27.0
    119
    61
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.5
    56.8
    70
    71
    71
    1970
    60.5
    64.1
    62.3
    68
    71
    69
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    68.7
    73.3
    71.0
    46
    67
    53
    2000
    69.6
    73.5
    71.6
    60
    85
    73
    2010
    71.6
    76.9
    74.2
    67
    72
    66
    2019
    71.3
    77.7
    74.3
    85
    81
    82
    Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    166,637
    175
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    163
    Population 0-14
    19.2%
    134
    Population 15-64
    67.7%
    53
    Population 65 +
    13.1%
    53
    Birth Rate / 1000
    12.02
    138
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.07
    71
    Fertility Rate
    1.73
    143
    Infant Mortality
    12.23
    112
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    27
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    41
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.94
    168
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.83
    73
    Net Migration
    -1.37
    130
    Population Growth
    0.30%
    147
    Literacy Total
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    20.0%
    26
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.3
    82
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.7
    88
    GDP per Capita USD
    $12,300
    96

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    30,215
    410
    4/1/24
    Saint Lucia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Saint Lucia causes.

     
     
    Saint Lucia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Saint Lucia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.