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Country fact sheet: Saint Lucia

Population

- Total population: 180 251
- Female population: 91 192
- Male population: 89 058
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 584.7
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 37.2
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 77.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.725
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 74.3
- Female population (years): 77.7
- Male population (years): 71.3
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 166.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 76.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (51.7)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (16.4)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (93.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (28.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal