External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: External health expenditure channeled through government was 89.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia stood at 89.4%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | — |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -67.7% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +262.7% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -62.6% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +148.6% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -9.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 89.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 89.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +262.7% | 26.1% | 94.6% |
| 2013 | +148.6% | 29.7% | 73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 29.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 89.4% | 99.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Saint Lucia was 89.4% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Saint Lucia ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.