Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) was 29.8 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saint Lucia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saint Lucia is 29.8 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saint Lucia peaked at 35 per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5 per 100,000 population, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 15.8 per 100,000 population | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 23.8 per 100,000 population | +50.6% |
| 2003 | 17.4 per 100,000 population | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 20.4 per 100,000 population | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 13.5 per 100,000 population | -33.8% |
| 2006 | 6 per 100,000 population | -55.6% |
| 2007 | 16.7 per 100,000 population | +178.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5 per 100,000 population | -79.0% |
| 2009 | 18.4 per 100,000 population | +425.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7 per 100,000 population | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 24.5 per 100,000 population | +152.6% |
| 2012 | 9.1 per 100,000 population | -62.9% |
| 2013 | 18 per 100,000 population | +97.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9 per 100,000 population | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 19 per 100,000 population | +47.3% |
| 2016 | 35 per 100,000 population | +84.2% |
| 2017 | 23.8 per 100,000 population | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 26.7 per 100,000 population | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8 per 100,000 population | +11.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 29.8 per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 29.8 per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.3 per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +425.7% | 3.5 per 100,000 population | 18.4 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.53 per 100,000 population | 3.5 per 100,000 population | 23.8 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.85 per 100,000 population | 9.1 per 100,000 population | 35 per 100,000 population | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saint Lucia?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Saint Lucia was 29.8 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 35 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Saint Lucia ranks 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.