Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously was 0.3257 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3257
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.3257
in 2024
All-time low
0.203
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia stood at 0.3257. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3257 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.203, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.203 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2104 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.217 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2233 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2295 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2354 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2411 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2464 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2522 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2574 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2622 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.266 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2704 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2746 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2785 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2822 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2856 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2902 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2937 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2967 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.298 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3011 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3036 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3066 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3085 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3112 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3129 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.315 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3168 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3184 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3203 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3219 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.323 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3242 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3257 | +0.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.3257 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.3257 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2316 | 0.203 | 0.2574 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.28 | 0.2622 | 0.2967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3092 | 0.298 | 0.3184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.323 | 0.3203 | 0.3257 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Saint Lucia was 0.3257 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3257 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.203 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Saint Lucia ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously uninfected population ages 15 49. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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