Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 11.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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 11.9 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Saint Lucia peaked at 11.9 per 1,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7 per 1,000, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 6.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6 per 1,000 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.2 per 1,000 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.6 per 1,000 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1 per 1,000 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 7.6 per 1,000 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3 per 1,000 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 9.1 per 1,000 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 10 per 1,000 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 11 per 1,000 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 11.9 per 1,000 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.43 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.22 per 1,000 | 5.9 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 per 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000 | 7.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 per 1,000 | 8.3 per 1,000 | 11.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 12.6 per 1,000 compare
- 23 Haiti 12.6 per 1,000 compare
- 25 Mali 12.3 per 1,000 compare
- 27 Eritrea 11.6 per 1,000 compare
- 27 South Africa 11.6 per 1,000 compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 11.5 per 1,000 compare
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 youth ages 20-24 years in Saint Lucia?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Saint Lucia was 11.9 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 per 1,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 per 1,000 in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.