Burden of disease who in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Burden of disease who was 37,507 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Burden of disease who in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 37,507 for burden of disease who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease who in Saint Lucia peaked at 37,507 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,067, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease who in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,875 | — |
| 2001 | 27,767 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27,723 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 27,553 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 27,499 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 27,297 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 27,159 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 27,067 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27,074 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27,181 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27,443 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27,401 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 27,469 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27,769 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27,859 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 27,971 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28,190 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28,425 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28,639 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28,848 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29,860 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 37,507 | +25.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 37,507 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35,317, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 37,507 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34,114, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Burden of disease who in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +25.6% | 29,860 | 37,507 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,420 | 27,067 | 27,875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,002 | 27,401 | 28,848 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,684 | 29,860 | 37,507 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease who in Saint Lucia?
- Burden of disease who in Saint Lucia was 37,507 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease who recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 37,507 in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease who recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,067 in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for burden of disease who?
- Saint Lucia ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease who rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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