Which has higher births and deaths per year, Samoa or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 1,547 deaths against 1,333 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Samoa and Saint Lucia?

214 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Births and deaths per year

Samoa

1,333 deaths

in 2023

Saint Lucia

1,547 deaths

in 2023

Samoa rank

186th

Saint Lucia rank

184th

Births and deaths per year over time

Samoa
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 1,547 deaths against 1,333 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 214 deaths.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Samoa ranks 186th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,451 deaths	1,358 deaths	93.4 deaths	Samoa
1960s	1,386 deaths	987.1 deaths	399.1 deaths	Samoa
1970s	1,160 deaths	831.3 deaths	328.3 deaths	Samoa
1980s	1,052 deaths	768.3 deaths	283.4 deaths	Samoa
1990s	981.3 deaths	881.4 deaths	99.9 deaths	Samoa
2000s	1,032 deaths	1,044 deaths	12 deaths	Saint Lucia
2010s	1,216 deaths	1,322 deaths	105.6 deaths	Saint Lucia
2020s	1,351 deaths	1,667 deaths	316.5 deaths	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Samoa or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 1,547 deaths against 1,333 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 214 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Samoa ranks 186th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.