Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 23 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 199 countries
All-time high
71 deaths
in 1973
All-time low
23 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 23 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Saint Lucia peaked at 71 deaths in 1973 and was at its lowest, 23 deaths, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 71 deaths | — |
| 1974 | 67 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 64 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 62 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 64 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 67 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 67 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 67 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 65 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 64 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 63 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 62 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 59 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 55 deaths | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 52 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 49 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 47 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 45 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 43 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 40 deaths | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 40 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37 deaths | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 38 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35 deaths | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 37 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 34 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 29 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 26 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 25 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 24 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 23 deaths | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 23 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 23 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66 deaths | 62 deaths | 71 deaths | 7 |
| 1980s | 60.2 deaths | 49 deaths | 67 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.2 deaths | 35 deaths | 47 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5 deaths | 32 deaths | 34 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7 deaths | 26 deaths | 32 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 deaths | 23 deaths | 25 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Saint Lucia?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Saint Lucia was 23 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 71 deaths in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 deaths in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .