Healthy life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 61.76 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
61.76
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
104th
of 185 countries
All-time high
65.88
in 2015
All-time low
61.76
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 61.76 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia peaked at 65.88 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.76, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.43 | 63.53 | 65.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.75 | 65.61 | 65.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5 | 61.76 | 65.24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 101 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 62.05 compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 61.94 compare
- 103 Brazil 61.83 compare
- 105 Jamaica 61.72 compare
- 106 Samoa 61.57 compare
- 107 Kazakhstan 61.55 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,807 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.3187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia was 61.76 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.88 in 2015.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.76 in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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