Deaths drug overdoses who in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Deaths drug overdoses who was 0.04 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.04
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
182nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 2000
All-time low
0.04
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths drug overdoses who in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.04 for deaths drug overdoses who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.09 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths drug overdoses who in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.61, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.04 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.47, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.075 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 180 Belize 0.07 compare
- 181 Andorra 0.05 compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 0.04 compare
- 182 Monaco 0.04 compare
- 185 Cook Islands 0.02 compare
- 185 San Marino 0.02 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug overdoses who in Saint Lucia?
- Deaths drug overdoses who in Saint Lucia was 0.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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