Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.532 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.532
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 1988
Years of data
44
1968–2020
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.532 for maternal mortality rate who mdb in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Saint Lucia peaked at 5 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1988.
Saint Lucia ranks 20th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1.15 | — |
| 1972 | 2.9 | +151.5% |
| 1973 | 3.85 | +32.8% |
| 1975 | 4.92 | +27.7% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | -77.4% |
| 1977 | 3.31 | +197.6% |
| 1979 | 5 | +51.2% |
| 1980 | 2.16 | -56.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7559 | -65.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6325 | -16.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5873 | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5575 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8884 | — |
| 1990 | 1.89 | +112.6% |
| 1991 | 1.62 | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7226 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0.761 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0.6482 | — |
| 2000 | 2.21 | +240.8% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5697 | — |
| 2003 | 2.48 | +335.7% |
| 2004 | 2.33 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | -52.0% |
| 2006 | 0.597 | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5524 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 1.73 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4911 | -71.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5589 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5472 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +100.6% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0.54 | — |
| 2020 | 0.532 | -1.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.532 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.532 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 94% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.51 | 1.11 | 5 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.7978 | 0 | 2.16 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.5645 | 0 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0 | 2.48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4962 | 0 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.532 | 0.532 | 0.532 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Saint Lucia?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Saint Lucia was 0.532 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1979.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1988.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Saint Lucia ranks 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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