Infant deaths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Infant deaths was 32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 213 countries
All-time high
51
in 2000
All-time low
32
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant deaths in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths in Saint Lucia stood at 32. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Saint Lucia peaked at 51 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 | — |
| 2001 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,252, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 535, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7 | 41 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33 | 32 | 34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More development goals data for Saint Lucia
- Red List Index 0.714 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 92.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 277.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 23 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Saint Lucia?
- Infant deaths in Saint Lucia was 32 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for infant deaths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 184th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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