St. Lucia sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 73.0 years of life, 123rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for St. Lucia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.0 yrs | 123 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 8.9 /1,000 | 81 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.7 /1,000 | 67 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.7 yrs | 104 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 99.9 /1,000 | 34 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.0 yrs | 34 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 75.4 men/100 women | 73 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 15.8 /1,000 | 79 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 44.0 /100k | 96 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 15.5 % | 120 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 5.3 /100k | 115 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 29.8 /100k | 23 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 31.8 % | 19 of 143 | 2012 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 9.3 L | 37 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 9.6 % | 97 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $641 | 77 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $14,182 | 86 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, St. Lucia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 23rd highest road-traffic deaths in the world (29.8 /100k) and the 19th highest adult obesity in the world (31.8 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for St. Lucia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.