Saint Lucia vs United States: Death rate
Saint Lucia
8.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
8.66 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
86th
United States rank
83rd
Death rate over time
- Saint Lucia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.66 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.61 deaths per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 86th and United States ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 10.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8627 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 7.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 6.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 6.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 7.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6748 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 9.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2385 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Saint Lucia or United States?
- United States, at 8.66 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.61 deaths per 1,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Saint Lucia and United States?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and United States rank globally for death rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th and United States ranks 83rd 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.