HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age was 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3257 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.3257 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.203 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia stood at 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.203 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.203 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.2104 infections per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.217 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2233 infections per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2295 infections per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2354 infections per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2411 infections per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2464 infections per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2522 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2574 infections per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2622 infections per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.266 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2704 infections per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2746 infections per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2785 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2822 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2856 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2902 infections per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2937 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2967 infections per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.298 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3011 infections per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3036 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3066 infections per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3085 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3112 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3129 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.315 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3168 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3184 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3203 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3219 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.323 infections per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3242 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2316 infections per 1,000 people | 0.203 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2574 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.28 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2622 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2967 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3092 infections per 1,000 people | 0.298 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3184 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.323 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3203 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 50 Cuba 0.3529 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 51 Myanmar 0.334 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Peru 0.3297 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3248 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 55 Paraguay 0.3036 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 56 Chad 0.3024 infections per 1,000 people 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia?
- Hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Saint Lucia was 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.203 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Saint Lucia ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.