Infant mortality rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Infant mortality rate was 15.84 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.84
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
73rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
16.9
in 2014
All-time low
15.84
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant mortality rate in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 15.84 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.84, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 73rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.95 | — |
| 2001 | 15.97 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.01 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.07 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.15 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.24 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.35 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.45 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.55 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.65 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.74 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.81 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.86 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.89 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.9 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.89 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.85 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.78 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.7 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.59 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.47 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.33 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.18 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.01 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.84 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.24 | 15.95 | 16.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8 | 16.59 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.17 | 15.84 | 16.47 | 5 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.8574 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Saint Lucia?
- Infant mortality rate in Saint Lucia was 15.84 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.84 in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 73rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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