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Saint Lucia
COUNTRY #1
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SAINT LUCIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Saint Lucia and South Africa 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.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Saint Lucia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    60.5
    64.1
    62.3
    68
    71
    69
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.7
    73.3
    71.0
    46
    67
    53
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.6
    73.5
    71.6
    60
    85
    73
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    71.6
    76.9
    74.2
    67
    72
    66
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    71.3
    77.7
    74.3
    85
    81
    82
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    77.7
    85
    81
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    73.1
    79.3
    83
    70
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    73.2
    79.4
    84
    70
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    73.3
    79.5
    84
    70
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.6
    82
    70
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    74.0
    79.8
    81
    68
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.9
    76
    68
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    75.1
    80.2
    76
    68
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    75.6
    80.5
    76
    66
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    76.2
    80.9
    74
    62
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.4
    72
    61
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    78.0
    82.1
    70
    58
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.2
    82.9
    69
    58
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.7
    83.9
    69
    55
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.3
    85.2
    69
    55
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    84.5
    86.7
    71
    54
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.4
    79
    57
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.5
    117
    74
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    76.66
    98
    80.50
    93
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.16
    150
    83.76
    128
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.14
    27
    74.67
    16
    4. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    35.20
    22
    5. Kidney Disease
    34.17
    41
    35.72
    35
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.43
    89
    83.23
    40
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.06
    55
    22.70
    61
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    18.21
    76
    9. Lung Disease
    21.32
    96
    31.41
    47
    10. Hypertension
    21.09
    77
    33.86
    36
    11. Violence
    18.65
    21
    37.54
    8
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.12
    103
    16.44
    118
    13. Liver Disease
    15.59
    105
    18.41
    95
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.71
    12
    12.75
    17
    15. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    29
    7.16
    63
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    20.99
    37
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    9.99
    20
    11.70
    14
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    8.90
    89
    19. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    3.68
    137
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    18.34
    64
    21. Suicide
    6.85
    118
    23.49
    8
    22. Other Injuries
    6.74
    103
    10.77
    57
    23. Skin Disease
    6.62
    11
    2.91
    30
    24. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    6.08
    39
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.38
    39
    3.36
    130
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.16
    110
    6.23
    83
    27. Drownings
    4.88
    28
    4.06
    44
    28. Alcohol
    4.33
    24
    1.93
    61
    29. Asthma
    4.32
    93
    13.63
    45
    30. Falls
    4.11
    123
    2.99
    150
    31. Epilepsy
    3.52
    13
    3.28
    22
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    4.98
    65
    33. Malnutrition
    3.01
    68
    4.41
    56
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    3.85
    115
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.24
    99
    4.52
    65
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.89
    107
    33.37
    46
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    2.15
    99
    38. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    3.34
    108
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.80
    77
    2.04
    70
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.76
    98
    3.36
    78
    41. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    5.46
    87
    42. Fires
    1.51
    92
    6.64
    4
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    8.50
    16
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    3.18
    80
    45. Tuberculosis
    1.24
    120
    39.83
    26
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.95
    87
    2.65
    62
    47. Drug Use
    0.92
    123
    1.52
    67
    48. Other Neoplasms
    0.80
    64
    0.65
    75
    49. Meningitis
    0.70
    98
    6.74
    41
    50. Encephalitis
    0.56
    69
    0.43
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    188
    14.24
    30,693
    6.75
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    149
    11.29
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    140
    10.61
    30,188
    6.64
    4. Kidney Disease
    80
    6.06
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66
    5.00
    39,341
    8.65
    6. Prostate Cancer
    56
    4.24
    4,374
    0.96
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    55
    4.17
    13,014
    2.86
    8. Lung Disease
    53
    4.02
    11,895
    2.62
    9. Hypertension
    52
    3.94
    12,789
    2.81
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    48
    3.64
    4,676
    1.03
    11. Violence
    37
    2.80
    21,000
    4.62
    12. Liver Disease
    35
    2.65
    9,013
    1.98
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    31
    2.35
    5,408
    1.19
    14. Breast Cancer
    25
    1.89
    4,533
    1.00
    15. Stomach Cancer
    22
    1.67
    1,535
    0.34
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    1.59
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    20
    1.52
    5,890
    1.30
    18. Lung Cancers
    19
    1.44
    7,705
    1.70
    19. Low Birth Weight
    17
    1.29
    6,250
    1.37
    20. Skin Disease
    16
    1.21
    1,101
    0.24
    21. Other Injuries
    15
    1.14
    6,014
    1.32
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    14
    1.06
    1,077
    0.24
    23. Suicide
    14
    1.06
    13,774
    3.03
    24. Lymphomas
    13
    0.98
    2,818
    0.62
    25. Cervical Cancer
    12
    0.91
    5,555
    1.22
    26. Falls
    11
    0.83
    1,399
    0.31
    27. Asthma
    10
    0.76
    5,966
    1.31
    28. Alcohol
    9
    0.68
    987
    0.22
    29. Drownings
    9
    0.68
    2,403
    0.53
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    8
    0.61
    2,007
    0.44
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    8
    0.61
    4,351
    0.96
    32. Malnutrition
    7
    0.53
    2,381
    0.52
    33. Epilepsy
    7
    0.53
    1,870
    0.41
    34. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.38
    15,843
    3.49
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.38
    1,894
    0.42
    36. Liver Cancer
    4
    0.30
    2,383
    0.52
    37. Leukemia
    4
    0.30
    1,464
    0.32
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.30
    1,015
    0.22
    39. Tuberculosis
    3
    0.23
    21,965
    4.83
    40. Birth Trauma
    3
    0.23
    3,004
    0.66
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.23
    1,406
    0.31
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.23
    3,486
    0.77
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.23
    951
    0.21
    44. Fires
    3
    0.23
    3,618
    0.80
    45. Maternal Conditions
    2
    0.15
    1,700
    0.37
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.15
    512
    0.11
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2
    0.15
    267
    0.06
    48. Drug Use
    2
    0.15
    770
    0.17
    49. Meningitis
    1
    0.08
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.08
    234
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    46.15
    9
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    39
    18.21
    76
    3. Cervical Cancer
    10.57
    81
    20.99
    37
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.43
    85
    8.90
    89
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.38
    48
    3.68
    137
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.35
    111
    18.34
    64
    7. Lymphomas
    5.94
    46
    6.08
    39
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.34
    103
    4.98
    65
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    154
    3.85
    115
    10. Uterin Cancer
    1.88
    113
    2.15
    99
    11. Leukemia
    1.85
    155
    3.34
    108
    12. Liver Cancer
    1.64
    180
    5.46
    87
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    127
    8.50
    16
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.36
    165
    3.18
    80
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    181
    2.47
    53
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.00
    183
    2.19
    83
    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.