Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 35.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
35.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 1950
All-time low
34.7%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia stood at 35.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia peaked at 46.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.6% | — |
| 1951 | 46.4% | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 46.3% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 44.9% | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 44.8% | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 44.7% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 44.1% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 42.4% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 40.0% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 38.9% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 42.2% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 41.4% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 35.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 35.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.5% | 44.6% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.1% | 43.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 38.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 38.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 38.6% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 37.0% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.7% | 35.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 193 Tonga 35.7% compare
- 194 Saint Barthelemy 35.6% compare
- 195 Thailand 35.5% compare
- 197 Sao Tome and Principe 35.5% compare
- 198 El Salvador 35.4% compare
- 199 Hungary 35.4% compare
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Saint Lucia was 35.5% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Saint Lucia ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.