Self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0911 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia is 0.0911, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.1948 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0871, in 2018.
That places Saint Lucia 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1948 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1786 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.141 | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1432 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1458 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1487 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1519 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1336 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1373 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1409 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1445 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1486 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1274 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1045 | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.107 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1095 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.112 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1142 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0871 | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.118 | +35.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0898 | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0911 | +1.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0911 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0911 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 24% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +35.5% | 0.0871 | 0.118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1516 | 0.1336 | 0.1948 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1173 | 0.0871 | 0.1486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0905 | 0.0898 | 0.0911 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Saint Lucia was 0.0911 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1948 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0871 in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Saint Lucia ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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