Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia, 1995–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2019, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2006.
That places Saint Lucia 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1997 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Saint Lucia was 100.0% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Saint Lucia ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births attended by skilled health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Skilled health staff refers to professionals trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.