Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.2 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.1 per 1,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 1,000, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 per 1,000 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Saint Lucia?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Saint Lucia was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 in 1997.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Saint Lucia ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.