What is maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia?

Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia was 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Saint Lucia?

The highest recorded value was 101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1975.

What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Saint Lucia?

The lowest recorded value was 23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1983.

How does Saint Lucia rank for maternal mortality ratio?

Saint Lucia ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.

Is maternal mortality ratio 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 UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia

Name: Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia
Creator: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality ratio was 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

82nd

of 189 countries

All-time high

101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 1975

All-time low

23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 1983

Years of data

1968–2020

Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia, 1968–2020

Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2020, maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia stood at 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia peaked at 101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births, 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 46 years of available data.

Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia, 1968 to 2020.
Year	deaths per 100,000 live births	Change
1968	24.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	—
1972	51.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	+108.1%
1973	76.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	+49.6%
1975	101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	+31.8%
1976	50.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	-50.4%
1977	49.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	-1.2%
1979	97.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	+96.2%
1980	49.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	-49.7%
1981	24.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	-50.0%
1983	23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	-2.4%
1985	48.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	+103.2%
1986	46.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	-4.2%
1987	54.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	+16.6%
1988	57.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	+6.0%
1989	55.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	-4.3%
1990	55.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	+0.3%
1991	51.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	-7.4%
1992	49.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	-4.1%
1993	50.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	+2.1%
1994	51.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	+3.3%
1995	56.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	+8.5%
1996	59.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	+5.7%
1997	95.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	+61.3%
1998	95.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	-0.2%
1999	97 deaths per 100,000 live births	+1.5%
2000	86.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	-10.7%
2001	79.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	-8.0%
2002	66.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	-15.9%
2003	66.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	-0.5%
2004	83.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	+25.2%
2005	81.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	-1.9%
2006	79.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	-3.1%
2007	79.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	+0.7%
2008	80.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	+0.3%
2009	80.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	+0.0%
2010	73.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	-8.5%
2011	74.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	+1.2%
2012	75.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	+1.2%
2013	73.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	-2.0%
2014	71.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	-2.4%
2015	79.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	+10.9%
2016	64.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	-19.4%
2017	63.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	-1.0%
2018	61.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	-3.6%
2019	72.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	+17.7%
2020	73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	+1.7%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

Saint Lucia's 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11 deaths per 100,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Saint Lucia's 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Maternal mortality ratio 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
1972	+108.1%	24.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	51.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
1985	+103.2%	23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	48.64 deaths per 100,000 live births
1979	+96.2%	49.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	97.47 deaths per 100,000 live births
1997	+61.3%	59.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
1976	-50.4%	101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	50.28 deaths per 100,000 live births
1973	+49.6%	51.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	76.94 deaths per 100,000 live births

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	1
1970s	71.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	49.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	6
1980s	44.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	8
1990s	66.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	49.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	97 deaths per 100,000 live births	10
2000s	78.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	66.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	86.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	10
2010s	70.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	61.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	79.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	10
2020s	73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	1

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

79 Iraq 76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
80 Colombia 74.76 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
81 Micronesia (country) 74.31 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
83 Brazil 72.15 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
84 Libya 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
85 Morocco 71.85 deaths per 100,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia?: Maternal mortality ratio in Saint Lucia was 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Saint Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 101.42 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1975.
What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 23.93 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1983.
How does Saint Lucia rank for maternal mortality ratio?: Saint Lucia ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal mortality ratio 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 UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.