Deaths from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Deaths from meningitis ghe was 0.82 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia stood at 0.82. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.82, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 177th 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 from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 2.76 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 2.33 | +42.9% |
| 2004 | 1.53 | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.37 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.22 | +103.7% |
| 2011 | 1.23 | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.94 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.92 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.89 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.91 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.93 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.82 | -11.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.89, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.82 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.69, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from meningitis ghe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +103.7% | 1.09 | 2.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.01 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 0.89 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.875 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 174 Belize 1.1 compare
- 175 Montenegro 1.04 compare
- 176 Luxembourg 0.85 compare
- 178 Brunei 0.8 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 0.78 compare
- 180 Iceland 0.52 compare
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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 from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia?
- Deaths from meningitis ghe in Saint Lucia was 0.82 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from meningitis ghe recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths from meningitis ghe recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for deaths from meningitis ghe?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from meningitis ghe rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 from meningitis ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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