Number of neonatal deaths by region in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 23 for number of neonatal deaths by region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Saint Lucia peaked at 71 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 71 | — |
| 1974 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 62 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 52 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 23 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66 | 62 | 71 | 7 |
| 1980s | 60.2 | 49 | 67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.2 | 35 | 47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5 | 32 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7 | 26 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 23 | 25 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Saint Lucia?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Saint Lucia was 23 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Saint Lucia ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.