Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Death rate
Saint Lucia
8.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
8.37 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
86th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
88th
Death rate over time
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 8.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 86th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 10.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 7.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0757 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 6.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7381 deaths per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 6.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4304 deaths per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 7.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4191 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 9.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.653 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Saint Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Saint Lucia, at 8.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.24 deaths per 1,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for death rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.