Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Saint Lucia
13.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
13.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
88th
Vanuatu rank
85th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Saint Lucia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 13.86 deaths per 1,000 people against 13.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.75 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 109.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 120.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 75.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 37.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 19.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 14.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 13.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 13.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 13.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 13.86 deaths per 1,000 people against 13.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 0.75 deaths per 1,000 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Saint Lucia ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 85th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.