Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia is 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5275 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2011.
Saint Lucia ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5716 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5775 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5778 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5761 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5683 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5602 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5442 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5407 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5375 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5345 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5275 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5299 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.549 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5538 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5573 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5779 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6005 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6092 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6447 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people | +52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5634 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5375 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.563 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6092 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.814 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6447 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 45 France 0.9953 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Grenada 0.988 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Fiji 0.9856 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Netherlands 0.9744 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Denmark 0.974 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saint Lucia was 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9834 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5275 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Saint Lucia ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.