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Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Mortality rates at age 65 was 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.04 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.02 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
2.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2011
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia is 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2011.

That places Saint Lucia 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia, year by year

Year deaths per 1,000 people Change
1950 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people —
1951 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people -5.1%
1952 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people -10.6%
1953 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people +0.4%
1954 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people -4.7%
1955 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people -4.9%
1956 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people -1.6%
1957 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people +2.6%
1958 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people -0.2%
1959 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people -2.5%
1960 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people +0.1%
1961 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people -3.4%
1962 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people -1.6%
1963 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people -1.7%
1964 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people -0.8%
1965 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people -0.3%
1966 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people -0.4%
1967 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people -0.6%
1968 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people -0.9%
1969 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people +2.6%
1970 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people +2.3%
1971 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people +2.4%
1972 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people +2.8%
1973 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people +1.4%
1974 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people -1.6%
1975 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people +1.6%
1976 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people +2.0%
1977 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people -1.3%
1978 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people -3.9%
1979 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people +0.1%
1980 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people -4.9%
1981 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people -2.8%
1982 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
1983 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people -5.7%
1984 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people +0.4%
1985 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people +4.1%
1986 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people +1.2%
1987 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people +2.6%
1988 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1989 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1990 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1991 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
1992 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people +0.4%
1993 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people -2.8%
1994 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1995 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people -0.1%
1996 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people -1.6%
1997 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people -2.7%
1998 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people +0.3%
1999 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people +2.7%
2000 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people +2.2%
2001 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
2002 3.15 deaths per 1,000 people -0.2%
2003 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people -3.1%
2004 3 deaths per 1,000 people -1.8%
2005 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people -0.6%
2006 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people -1.8%
2007 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
2008 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
2009 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people +1.3%
2010 2.84 deaths per 1,000 people -1.9%
2011 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people -1.7%
2012 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people +0.3%
2013 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people +2.7%
2014 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people +2.3%
2015 2.88 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
2016 3 deaths per 1,000 people +4.2%
2017 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people +2.1%
2018 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people -0.9%
2019 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people +4.1%
2020 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people +0.3%
2021 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people +39.2%
2022 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people -30.8%
2023 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 67 Tonga 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 68 Dominica 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 70 Zambia 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 71 Vanuatu 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 72 Belize 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia?
Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Lucia was 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people in 2011.
How does Saint Lucia rank for mortality rates at age 65?
Saint Lucia ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.