Homicide rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Homicide rate was 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 23.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 17th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 14 Guatemala 26.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Haiti 20.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Panama 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Central African Republic 18.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Eswatini 18.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Saint Lucia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 199 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.29 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 242 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 38 (2025)
- Freedom Score 91 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Saint Lucia?
- Homicide rate in Saint Lucia was 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for homicide rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.