Number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of youth deaths was 39 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia stood at 39 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia peaked at 95 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39 deaths, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 92 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 90 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 88 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 88 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 88 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 84 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 82 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 78 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 75 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 72 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 68 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 66 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 64 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 62 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 60 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 58 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 57 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 56 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 56 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 49 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 48 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 48 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 46 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 44 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 43 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 42 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 41 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 39 deaths | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86 deaths | 75 deaths | 95 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9 deaths | 56 deaths | 72 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 48 deaths | 44 deaths | 56 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 41 deaths | 39 deaths | 43 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia?
- Number of youth deaths in Saint Lucia was 39 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 youth deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 deaths in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Saint Lucia ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.