Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 73.27 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia is 73.27, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia peaked at 101.42 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23.93, in 1983.
That places Saint Lucia 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 24.72 | — |
| 1969 | 31.4 | +27.0% |
| 1970 | 38.08 | +21.3% |
| 1971 | 44.76 | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 51.44 | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 76.94 | +49.6% |
| 1974 | 89.18 | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 101.42 | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 50.28 | -50.4% |
| 1977 | 49.66 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 73.57 | +48.1% |
| 1979 | 97.47 | +32.5% |
| 1980 | 49.07 | -49.7% |
| 1981 | 24.53 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 24.23 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 23.93 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 36.29 | +51.6% |
| 1985 | 48.64 | +34.0% |
| 1986 | 46.59 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 54.35 | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 57.6 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 55.11 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 55.27 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 51.16 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 49.06 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 50.11 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 51.78 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 56.2 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 59.42 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 95.82 | +61.3% |
| 1998 | 95.6 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 97 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 86.66 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 79.68 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 66.98 | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 66.62 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.44 | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 81.84 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 79.31 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 79.85 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.08 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.31 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 74.17 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.1 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 73.58 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 71.78 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 79.59 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 64.15 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 63.52 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.21 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 72.04 | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 73.27 | +1.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 73.27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 73.27 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +61.3% | 59.42 | 95.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.06 | 24.72 | 31.4 | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.28 | 38.08 | 101.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.04 | 23.93 | 57.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.14 | 49.06 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.46 | 66.62 | 86.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.84 | 61.21 | 79.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.27 | 73.27 | 73.27 | 1 |
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- 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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Saint Lucia was 73.27 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.42 in 1975.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.93 in 1983.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Saint Lucia ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.