Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 1.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs child mortality in Saint Lucia is 1.72, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Saint Lucia peaked at 3.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.72, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.56 | 2.13 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.85 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.81 | 5 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,807 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, total 131,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Saint Lucia?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Saint Lucia was 1.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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