Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate was -1.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded -1.24 % change on previous year for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 576.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3606 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -6.14 % change on previous year, in 1981.
That places Saint Lucia 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -6.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1983 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1984 | -4.77 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1985 | -4.31 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1986 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1987 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1988 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1989 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1990 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1991 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1992 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1993 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1994 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1995 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1996 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9472 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1998 | -0.7152 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5815 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2000 | -0.3364 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2531 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0824 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0836 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1562 % change on previous year | +86.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2534 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3348 % change on previous year | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 0.296 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3606 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3123 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.225 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1404 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0605 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 2013 | -0.0828 % change on previous year | -236.8% |
| 2014 | -0.1833 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3177 % change on previous year | +73.4% |
| 2016 | -0.4901 % change on previous year | +54.3% |
| 2017 | -0.6331 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 2018 | -0.6912 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2019 | -0.8776 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 2020 | -0.943 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2021 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2022 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2023 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2024 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -1.24 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.9 % change on previous year, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's -1.24 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.84 % change on previous year, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -236.8% | 0.0605 % change on previous year | -0.0828 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +201.4% | -0.0824 % change on previous year | 0.0836 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.37 % change on previous year | -6.14 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.39 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | -0.5815 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1125 % change on previous year | -0.3364 % change on previous year | 0.3606 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.285 % change on previous year | -0.8776 % change on previous year | 0.225 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | -0.943 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 42 Nigeria -0.999 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Liberia -1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Brunei -1.08 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Ecuador -1.25 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Iceland -1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Israel -1.3 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in Saint Lucia was -1.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3606 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.14 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 576.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.