Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.1063 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.1063, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.113 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1063, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.113 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1085 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1086 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1115 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1089 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1082 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1087 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1083 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1077 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1085 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1081 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1068 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1067 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1063 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1092 | 0.1077 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.107 | 0.1063 | 0.1081 | 4 |
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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 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.1063 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.113 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1063 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.