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Saint Lucia
COUNTRY #1
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SAINT LUCIA VS BARBADOS

Compare Saint Lucia and Barbados 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.

Barbados
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Saint Lucia Population Pyramid
182,127
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Barbados Population Pyramid
277,019
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Barbados BARBADOS
  Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Barbados BARBADOS
       
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
  
62.2
67.0
64.5
42
42
40
1970
60.5
64.1
62.3
68
71
69
  
66.2
71.2
68.7
33
41
39
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
  
69.6
74.7
72.1
24
31
28
1990
68.7
73.3
71.0
46
67
53
  
72.0
77.1
74.5
26
29
29
2000
69.6
73.5
71.6
60
85
73
  
70.9
75.5
73.3
47
60
47
2010
71.6
76.9
74.2
67
72
66
  
72.3
77.1
74.7
57
69
59
2019
71.3
77.7
74.3
85
81
82
  
74.3
77.7
76.0
58
83
62
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Barbados BARBADOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
71.3
77.7
85
81
74.3
77.7
58
83
Age
71.3
77.7
85
81
74.3
77.7
58
83
Age 5
73.1
79.3
83
70
75.3
78.5
54
80
Age 10
73.2
79.4
84
70
75.4
78.6
54
80
Age 15
73.3
79.5
84
70
75.4
78.6
55
80
Age 20
73.5
79.6
82
70
75.7
78.8
55
79
Age 25
74.0
79.8
81
68
75.9
79.0
55
79
Age 30
74.5
79.9
76
68
76.3
79.1
55
79
Age 35
75.1
80.2
76
68
76.8
79.3
51
78
Age 40
75.6
80.5
76
66
77.2
79.6
50
80
Age 45
76.2
80.9
74
62
77.6
80.0
50
80
Age 50
77.0
81.4
72
61
78.2
80.4
51
81
Age 55
78.0
82.1
70
58
78.9
81.0
55
80
Age 60
79.2
82.9
69
58
79.9
81.8
57
79
Age 65
80.7
83.9
69
55
81.2
82.9
58
78
Age 70
82.3
85.2
69
55
82.8
84.2
60
75
Age 75
84.5
86.7
71
54
84.9
85.9
62
74
Age 80
86.8
88.4
79
57
87.4
88.0
61
75
Age 85
89.6
90.5
117
74
90.2
90.4
69
84
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Barbados BARBADOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
76.66
98
58.54
119
2. Coronary Heart Disease
60.16
150
55.52
156
3. Diabetes Mellitus
59.14
27
40.44
59
4. Prostate Cancer
46.15
9
59.91
2
5. Kidney Disease
34.17
41
16.30
120
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
27.43
89
30.42
84
7. Road Traffic Accidents
27.06
55
7.96
132
8. Breast Cancer
22.47
39
35.36
5
9. Lung Disease
21.32
96
10.68
166
10. Hypertension
21.09
77
11.09
126
11. Violence
18.65
21
10.16
51
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.12
103
14.38
139
13. Liver Disease
15.59
105
4.94
161
14. Inflammatory/Heart
13.71
12
8.39
40
15. Low Birth Weight
11.00
29
2.29
141
16. Cervical Cancer
10.57
81
10.05
83
17. Endocrine Disorders
9.99
20
16.58
6
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.43
85
21.22
6
19. Stomach Cancer
9.38
48
4.94
108
20. Lung Cancers
8.35
111
8.22
112
21. Suicide
6.85
118
0.31
183
22. Other Injuries
6.74
103
15.13
23
23. Skin Disease
6.62
11
8.82
4
24. Lymphomas
5.94
46
10.54
3
25. Parkinson's Disease
5.38
39
2.49
153
26. Congenital Anomalies
5.16
110
6.78
58
27. Drownings
4.88
28
0.54
167
28. Alcohol
4.33
24
0.84
126
29. Asthma
4.32
93
2.63
105
30. Falls
4.11
123
1.34
178
31. Epilepsy
3.52
13
2.07
61
32. Pancreas Cancer
3.34
103
7.44
31
33. Malnutrition
3.01
68
0.38
119
34. Ovary Cancer
2.75
154
5.52
51
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.24
99
2.26
98
36. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.89
107
1.38
120
37. Uterin Cancer
1.88
113
7.04
5
38. Leukemia
1.85
155
6.34
3
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.80
77
0.21
176
40. Birth Trauma
1.76
98
2.34
88
41. Liver Cancer
1.64
180
2.86
170
42. Fires
1.51
92
0.20
174
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.50
127
1.90
113
44. Oral Cancer
1.36
165
3.49
72
45. Tuberculosis
1.24
120
0.26
152
46. Maternal Conditions
0.95
87
0.47
113
47. Drug Use
0.92
123
0.35
175
48. Other Neoplasms
0.80
64
5.02
13
49. Meningitis
0.70
98
1.03
78
50. Encephalitis
0.56
69
0.00
179
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Barbados BARBADOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
188
14.24
384
13.60
2. Coronary Heart Disease
149
11.29
358
12.68
3. Diabetes Mellitus
140
10.61
260
9.21
4. Kidney Disease
80
6.06
92
3.26
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
66
5.00
221
7.83
6. Prostate Cancer
56
4.24
165
5.84
7. Road Traffic Accidents
55
4.17
23
0.81
8. Lung Disease
53
4.02
74
2.62
9. Hypertension
52
3.94
72
2.55
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
48
3.64
114
4.04
11. Violence
37
2.80
32
1.13
12. Liver Disease
35
2.65
23
0.81
13. Inflammatory/Heart
31
2.35
39
1.38
14. Breast Cancer
25
1.89
95
3.37
15. Stomach Cancer
22
1.67
28
0.99
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21
1.59
115
4.07
17. Endocrine Disorders
20
1.52
93
3.29
18. Lung Cancers
19
1.44
43
1.52
19. Low Birth Weight
17
1.29
5
0.18
20. Skin Disease
16
1.21
62
2.20
21. Other Injuries
15
1.14
79
2.80
22. Suicide
14
1.06
2
0.07
23. Parkinson's Disease
14
1.06
16
0.57
24. Lymphomas
13
0.98
51
1.81
25. Cervical Cancer
12
0.91
28
0.99
26. Falls
11
0.83
7
0.25
27. Asthma
10
0.76
13
0.46
28. Alcohol
9
0.68
4
0.14
29. Drownings
9
0.68
1
0.04
30. Congenital Anomalies
8
0.61
18
0.64
31. Pancreas Cancer
8
0.61
39
1.38
32. Epilepsy
7
0.53
9
0.32
33. Malnutrition
7
0.53
2
0.07
34. Diarrhoeal diseases
5
0.38
7
0.25
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
5
0.38
14
0.50
36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4
0.30
1
0.04
37. Liver Cancer
4
0.30
14
0.50
38. Leukemia
4
0.30
29
1.03
39. Tuberculosis
3
0.23
1
0.04
40. Ovary Cancer
3
0.23
16
0.57
41. Oesophagus Cancer
3
0.23
12
0.43
42. Birth Trauma
3
0.23
5
0.18
43. Fires
3
0.23
1
0.04
44. Oral Cancer
3
0.23
18
0.64
45. Other Neoplasms
2
0.15
26
0.92
46. Drug Use
2
0.15
1
0.04
47. Maternal Conditions
2
0.15
1
0.04
48. Uterin Cancer
2
0.15
21
0.74
49. Meningitis
1
0.08
4
0.14
50. Encephalitis
1
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Saint Lucia SAINT LUCIA   Barbados BARBADOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
46.15
9
59.91
2
2. Breast Cancer
22.47
39
35.36
5
3. Cervical Cancer
10.57
81
10.05
83
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
9.43
85
21.22
6
5. Stomach Cancer
9.38
48
4.94
108
6. Lung Cancers
8.35
111
8.22
112
7. Lymphomas
5.94
46
10.54
3
8. Pancreas Cancer
3.34
103
7.44
31
9. Ovary Cancer
2.75
154
5.52
51
10. Uterin Cancer
1.88
113
7.04
5
11. Leukemia
1.85
155
6.34
3
12. Liver Cancer
1.64
180
2.86
170
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.50
127
1.90
113
14. Oral Cancer
1.36
165
3.49
72
15. Skin Cancers
0.00
181
0.57
158
16. Bladder Cancer
0.00
183
1.51
128
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.