Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia is 3.04, 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 age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.02 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.79, 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 age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.02 | — |
| 1951 | 4.77 | -5.1% |
| 1952 | 4.26 | -10.6% |
| 1953 | 4.28 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.08 | -4.7% |
| 1955 | 3.88 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 3.82 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 3.92 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 3.91 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 3.81 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 3.82 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 3.69 | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 3.63 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.57 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 3.54 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.53 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.51 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.49 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3.46 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.55 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 3.63 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 3.72 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.83 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 3.88 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.82 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 3.88 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.96 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.91 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.75 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 3.75 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 3.57 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 3.47 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.4 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.21 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 3.22 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.35 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.39 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.48 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.43 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.38 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.35 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.3 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.31 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.22 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.18 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.18 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.13 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.04 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.05 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.14 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.16 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.15 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.05 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.98 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.93 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.89 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.85 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.89 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.84 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.79 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.87 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.94 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.88 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.03 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.16 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.16 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 3.05 | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 3.04 | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +39.2% | 3.16 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | -30.8% | 4.4 | 3.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.17 | 3.81 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.58 | 3.46 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.81 | 3.63 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 | 3.21 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 | 3.04 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 | 2.85 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 | 2.79 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 | 3.04 | 4.4 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Saint Lucia was 3.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Saint Lucia ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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