Mortality rate age 15-24 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 17.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.4
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
30th
of 201 countries
All-time high
17.4
in 2024
All-time low
8.92
in 2012
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 17.4 for mortality rate age 15-24 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Saint Lucia peaked at 17.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.92, in 2012.
Saint Lucia ranks 30th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.64 | — |
| 1991 | 10.5 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.37 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.27 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.19 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.14 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.1 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 10.08 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.08 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.08 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.09 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.08 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.03 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.95 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.83 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.7 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.57 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.45 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.32 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.08 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.98 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.92 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.02 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.25 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.62 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.13 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 11.61 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 12.56 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 13.64 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 14.9 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 16.24 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.24 | 10.08 | 10.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.72 | 9.2 | 10.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.63 | 8.92 | 11.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 12.56 | 17.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 27 Eritrea 18.93 compare
- 28 South Africa 18.63 compare
- 29 Mozambique 17.87 compare
- 31 Namibia 17.21 compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 17.08 compare
- 33 Uganda 17.05 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Saint Lucia?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Saint Lucia was 17.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.92 in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Saint Lucia ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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