Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6571 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6571
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.7317
in 2013
All-time low
0.5286
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia is 0.6571, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.7317 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5286, in 1996.
Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5732 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5696 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5584 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5333 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5405 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5405 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5286 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5588 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5469 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5968 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5763 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6182 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6415 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6667 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.68 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6939 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6875 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7021 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6957 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7174 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6957 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6744 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7073 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7317 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7073 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.725 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6923 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6842 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6579 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6486 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6571 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6571 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5547 | 0.5286 | 0.5968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6679 | 0.5763 | 0.7174 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7018 | 0.6744 | 0.7317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6575 | 0.6486 | 0.6667 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Saint Lucia was 0.6571 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7317 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5286 in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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