Age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Age-standardized suicide rates was 4.73 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia stood at 4.73. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia peaked at 8.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.73, in 2021.
Saint Lucia ranks 132nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.47 | — |
| 2001 | 8.32 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.62 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 7.83 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.25 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 7.16 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.24 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.73 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.66 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.71 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.46 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 6.73 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 7.89 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 7.04 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.22 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.92 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.55 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.34 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.56 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.73 | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4 | 6.66 | 8.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 | 6.34 | 7.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 | 4.73 | 6.6 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Saint Lucia was 4.73 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Saint Lucia ranks 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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