Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) was 73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
73
in 2025
All-time low
48.29
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia is 73, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia peaked at 73 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.29, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.29 | — |
| 1951 | 49.82 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 52.43 | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 53.22 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 54.53 | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 55.41 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 55.89 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 55.88 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 56.56 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 57.32 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 57.87 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 59.09 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 59.88 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 60.54 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.34 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 61.92 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 62.53 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 63.16 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 63.75 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 64.03 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 64.29 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 64.49 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 64.64 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 64.57 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 65.42 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 65.91 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 66.2 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 66.96 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 67.38 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 67.36 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 67.8 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 68.69 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 68.98 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 69.99 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 70.52 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 70.31 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.23 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.67 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 69.74 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.03 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.01 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 70.31 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.73 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.05 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 71.08 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.17 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.96 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.78 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.68 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 70.69 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.78 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.37 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 71.71 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.19 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.45 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.54 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.86 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.96 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.95 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.77 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.96 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.86 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.69 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.68 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.93 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.55 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.52 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.65 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.25 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.31 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.12 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 72.67 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 72.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.85 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 73 | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 73 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.69, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.05, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.93 | 48.29 | 57.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.41 | 57.87 | 64.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.72 | 64.29 | 67.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.59 | 67.8 | 70.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.75 | 70.01 | 71.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.26 | 70.78 | 72.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.69 | 72.25 | 72.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.11 | 69.12 | 73 | 6 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Saint Lucia was 73 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.29 in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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