Low birth weight number in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Low birth weight number was 0.3 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in St. Lucia, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in St. Lucia is 0.3, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in St. Lucia peaked at 0.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2006.
St. Lucia ranks 147th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.36 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near St. Lucia
- 144 Estonia, Republic of 0.6 compare
- 145 Luxembourg 0.5 compare
- 146 Montenegro 0.4 compare
- 147 Kiribati 0.3 compare
- 147 Malta 0.3 compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2 compare
- 150 Iceland 0.2 compare
- 150 Seychelles 0.2 compare
More health data for St. Lucia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,807 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,407 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in St. Lucia?
- Low birth weight number in St. Lucia was 0.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2006.
- How does St. Lucia rank for low birth weight number?
- St. Lucia ranks 147th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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