Neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Neonatal deaths was 23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
34
in 2000
All-time low
23
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia stood at 23. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia peaked at 34 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | — |
| 2001 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 23 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 23 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 379, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5 | 32 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7 | 26 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 23 | 25 | 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)
- Infant deaths 32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia?
- Neonatal deaths in Saint Lucia was 23 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for neonatal deaths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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