Neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Neonatal mortality ihme was 1.06 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.06
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
77th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4.48
in 1950
All-time low
1.06
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia stood at 1.06. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.48 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 77th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.48 | — |
| 1951 | 4.45 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 4.3 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 4.19 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 4.07 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 3.99 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 3.92 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 3.87 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 3.8 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 3.71 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 3.61 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 3.48 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 3.31 | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 3.19 | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3.05 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 2.93 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 2.81 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.71 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 2.59 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 2.46 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.39 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.31 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.22 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.15 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.06 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.96 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.89 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.9 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.84 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.71 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.68 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.61 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.6 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.56 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.53 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.46 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.45 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.43 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.42 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.38 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.32 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.32 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.36 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.16 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.79, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.06 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.84, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 | 3.71 | 4.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.02 | 2.53 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.12 | 1.84 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1.45 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.3 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 74 Morocco 1.11 compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 1.11 compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 1.09 compare
- 78 Philippines 1.03 compare
- 79 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.02 compare
- 80 Brazil 1.01 compare
- 80 Nauru 1.01 compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 1.01 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Saint Lucia was 1.06 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Saint Lucia ranks 77th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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