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Saint Lucia
COUNTRY #1
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SAINT LUCIA VS JAMAICA

Compare Saint Lucia and Jamaica health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Jamaica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Saint Lucia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.5
    56.8
    70
    71
    71
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    60.5
    64.1
    62.3
    68
    71
    69
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    68.7
    73.3
    71.0
    46
    67
    53
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    69.6
    73.5
    71.6
    60
    85
    73
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    71.6
    76.9
    74.2
    67
    72
    66
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    71.3
    77.7
    74.3
    85
    81
    82
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    77.7
    85
    81
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    73.1
    79.3
    83
    70
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    73.2
    79.4
    84
    70
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    73.3
    79.5
    84
    70
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.6
    82
    70
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    74.0
    79.8
    81
    68
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.9
    76
    68
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    75.1
    80.2
    76
    68
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    75.6
    80.5
    76
    66
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.9
    74
    62
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.4
    72
    61
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    78.0
    82.1
    70
    58
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    79.2
    82.9
    69
    58
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    80.7
    83.9
    69
    55
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    82.3
    85.2
    69
    55
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.7
    71
    54
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.4
    79
    57
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.5
    117
    74
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    76.66
    98
    70.26
    104
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.16
    150
    49.69
    162
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.14
    27
    61.66
    24
    4. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    53.37
    3
    5. Kidney Disease
    34.17
    41
    23.98
    84
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.43
    89
    11.23
    153
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.06
    55
    14.23
    101
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    25.54
    24
    9. Lung Disease
    21.32
    96
    13.20
    151
    10. Hypertension
    21.09
    77
    18.75
    89
    11. Violence
    18.65
    21
    47.92
    4
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.12
    103
    15.09
    133
    13. Liver Disease
    15.59
    105
    4.80
    162
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.71
    12
    4.11
    112
    15. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    29
    6.72
    67
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    22.18
    32
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    9.99
    20
    5.56
    60
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    13.25
    39
    19. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    7.00
    77
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    14.66
    78
    21. Suicide
    6.85
    118
    2.28
    175
    22. Other Injuries
    6.74
    103
    2.77
    173
    23. Skin Disease
    6.62
    11
    4.13
    19
    24. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    7.87
    10
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.38
    39
    3.69
    118
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.16
    110
    4.63
    124
    27. Drownings
    4.88
    28
    0.34
    182
    28. Alcohol
    4.33
    24
    0.24
    169
    29. Asthma
    4.32
    93
    2.02
    115
    30. Falls
    4.11
    123
    2.34
    167
    31. Epilepsy
    3.52
    13
    1.48
    101
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    3.62
    94
    33. Malnutrition
    3.01
    68
    1.43
    90
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    5.85
    38
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.24
    99
    2.47
    92
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.89
    107
    1.06
    133
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    6.42
    8
    38. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    4.13
    63
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.80
    77
    0.85
    127
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.76
    98
    1.82
    96
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    3.14
    161
    42. Fires
    1.51
    92
    0.47
    145
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    2.28
    95
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    1.87
    141
    45. Tuberculosis
    1.24
    120
    0.24
    157
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.95
    87
    1.15
    81
    47. Drug Use
    0.92
    123
    0.40
    169
    48. Other Neoplasms
    0.80
    64
    0.57
    80
    49. Meningitis
    0.70
    98
    0.49
    116
    50. Encephalitis
    0.56
    69
    0.43
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    188
    14.24
    2,415
    13.82
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    149
    11.29
    1,726
    9.88
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    140
    10.61
    2,077
    11.88
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.06
    793
    4.54
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66
    5.00
    393
    2.25
    6. Prostate Cancer
    56
    4.24
    883
    5.05
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    55
    4.17
    444
    2.54
    8. Lung Disease
    53
    4.02
    452
    2.59
    9. Hypertension
    52
    3.94
    651
    3.73
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    48
    3.64
    587
    3.36
    11. Violence
    37
    2.80
    1,484
    8.49
    12. Liver Disease
    35
    2.65
    155
    0.89
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    31
    2.35
    133
    0.76
    14. Breast Cancer
    25
    1.89
    413
    2.36
    15. Stomach Cancer
    22
    1.67
    231
    1.32
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.59
    436
    2.49
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    20
    1.52
    176
    1.01
    18. Lung Cancers
    19
    1.44
    472
    2.70
    19. Low Birth Weight
    17
    1.29
    241
    1.38
    20. Skin Disease
    16
    1.21
    145
    0.83
    21. Other Injuries
    15
    1.14
    91
    0.52
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    14
    1.06
    132
    0.76
    23. Suicide
    14
    1.06
    70
    0.40
    24. Lymphomas
    13
    0.98
    251
    1.44
    25. Cervical Cancer
    12
    0.91
    358
    2.05
    26. Falls
    11
    0.83
    82
    0.47
    27. Asthma
    10
    0.76
    65
    0.37
    28. Alcohol
    9
    0.68
    7
    0.04
    29. Drownings
    9
    0.68
    10
    0.06
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    8
    0.61
    119
    0.68
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    8
    0.61
    139
    0.80
    32. Malnutrition
    7
    0.53
    48
    0.27
    33. Epilepsy
    7
    0.53
    46
    0.26
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.38
    35
    0.20
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.38
    82
    0.47
    36. Liver Cancer
    4
    0.30
    101
    0.58
    37. Leukemia
    4
    0.30
    129
    0.74
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.30
    27
    0.15
    39. Tuberculosis
    3
    0.23
    8
    0.05
    40. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.23
    65
    0.37
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.23
    59
    0.34
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.23
    74
    0.42
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.23
    97
    0.56
    44. Fires
    3
    0.23
    16
    0.09
    45. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.15
    35
    0.20
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.15
    106
    0.61
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.15
    19
    0.11
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.15
    13
    0.07
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    16
    0.09
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.08
    13
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    53.37
    3
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    25.54
    24
    3. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    22.18
    32
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    13.25
    39
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    7.00
    77
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    14.66
    78
    7. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    7.87
    10
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    3.62
    94
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    5.85
    38
    10. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    6.42
    8
    11. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    4.13
    63
    12. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    3.14
    161
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    2.28
    95
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    1.87
    141
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    181
    0.29
    168
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    183
    1.77
    108
    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.