Tuberculosis death rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.48 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tuberculosis death rate in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.48 for tuberculosis death rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 3.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.48, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 159th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tuberculosis death rate in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.75 | — |
| 2001 | 0.66 | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +51.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5 | +191.7% |
| 2005 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.77 | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 0.51 | -33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.63 | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.53 | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +390.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.57 | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 0.52 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.86 | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.48 | -63.1% |
| 2023 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.55, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +390.6% | 0.53 | 2.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 | 0.66 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.982 | 0.51 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.768 | 0.48 | 1.3 | 5 |
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- 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 tuberculosis death rate in Saint Lucia?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Saint Lucia was 0.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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