Number of stillbirths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of stillbirths was 21 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 21 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Saint Lucia peaked at 44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2022.
That places Saint Lucia 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8 | 31 | 44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4 | 23 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5 | 21 | 22 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Saint Lucia?
- Number of stillbirths in Saint Lucia was 21 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of stillbirths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation