What is child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Saint Lucia?

The highest recorded value was 17.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Saint Lucia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Saint Lucia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Saint Lucia ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Saint Lucia?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Lucia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

86th

of 199 countries

All-time high

17.45 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

1.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia stood at 1.72 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia peaked at 17.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Saint Lucia ranks 86th of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.79 deaths per 100 live births	13.95 deaths per 100 live births	17.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	10.6 deaths per 100 live births	7.69 deaths per 100 live births	13.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.03 deaths per 100 live births	3.42 deaths per 100 live births	7.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	3.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

83 Indonesia 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Vietnam 1.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Saint Lucia

Population, female 91,291 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,229 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,180 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,059 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 13.7% (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,069 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,072 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,042 (2025)

All data for Saint Lucia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Saint Lucia was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Saint Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 17.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Saint Lucia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Saint Lucia ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Saint Lucia?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .