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Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 72.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.7 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.96 years
in 2008
All-time low
48.29 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 72.7 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.96 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.29 years, in 1950.

Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Lucia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 48.29 years —
1951 49.82 years +3.2%
1952 52.43 years +5.2%
1953 53.22 years +1.5%
1954 54.53 years +2.5%
1955 55.41 years +1.6%
1956 55.89 years +0.9%
1957 55.88 years -0.0%
1958 56.56 years +1.2%
1959 57.32 years +1.3%
1960 57.87 years +0.9%
1961 59.09 years +2.1%
1962 59.88 years +1.3%
1963 60.54 years +1.1%
1964 61.34 years +1.3%
1965 61.92 years +1.0%
1966 62.53 years +1.0%
1967 63.16 years +1.0%
1968 63.75 years +0.9%
1969 64.03 years +0.4%
1970 64.29 years +0.4%
1971 64.49 years +0.3%
1972 64.64 years +0.2%
1973 64.57 years -0.1%
1974 65.42 years +1.3%
1975 65.91 years +0.7%
1976 66.2 years +0.4%
1977 66.96 years +1.1%
1978 67.38 years +0.6%
1979 67.36 years -0.0%
1980 67.8 years +0.6%
1981 68.69 years +1.3%
1982 68.98 years +0.4%
1983 69.99 years +1.5%
1984 70.52 years +0.8%
1985 70.31 years -0.3%
1986 70.23 years -0.1%
1987 69.67 years -0.8%
1988 69.74 years +0.1%
1989 70.03 years +0.4%
1990 70.01 years -0.0%
1991 70.31 years +0.4%
1992 70.73 years +0.6%
1993 71.05 years +0.4%
1994 71.08 years +0.0%
1995 71.17 years +0.1%
1996 70.96 years -0.3%
1997 70.78 years -0.3%
1998 70.68 years -0.1%
1999 70.69 years +0.0%
2000 70.78 years +0.1%
2001 71.37 years +0.8%
2002 71.71 years +0.5%
2003 72.19 years +0.7%
2004 72.45 years +0.4%
2005 72.54 years +0.1%
2006 72.79 years +0.3%
2007 72.86 years +0.1%
2008 72.96 years +0.1%
2009 72.95 years -0.0%
2010 72.77 years -0.2%
2011 72.96 years +0.3%
2012 72.86 years -0.1%
2013 72.69 years -0.2%
2014 72.68 years -0.0%
2015 72.93 years +0.4%
2016 72.55 years -0.5%
2017 72.52 years -0.0%
2018 72.66 years +0.2%
2019 72.25 years -0.6%
2020 72.31 years +0.1%
2021 69.12 years -4.4%
2022 72.67 years +5.1%
2023 72.7 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.93 years 48.29 years 57.32 years 10
1960s 61.41 years 57.87 years 64.03 years 10
1970s 65.72 years 64.29 years 67.38 years 10
1980s 69.59 years 67.8 years 70.52 years 10
1990s 70.75 years 70.01 years 71.17 years 10
2000s 72.26 years 70.78 years 72.96 years 10
2010s 72.69 years 72.25 years 72.96 years 10
2020s 71.7 years 69.12 years 72.7 years 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
  2. 142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
  3. 143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
  4. 145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
  5. 146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
  6. 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Lucia?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Saint Lucia was 72.7 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 72.96 years in 2008.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.29 years in 1950.
How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Saint Lucia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.