Neonatal mortality rate gho in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
86th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.97
in 1972
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
52
1972–2023
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Saint Lucia, 1972–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1 for neonatal mortality rate gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.97 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 86th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7 | 1.58 | 1.97 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.25 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1.09 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1 | 1.06 | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,807 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, total 131,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate gho in Saint Lucia?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Saint Lucia was 1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 in 1972.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Saint Lucia ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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