Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Lucia (; ) is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of and reported a population of 165,595 in the 2010 census. Its capital is Castries. The French were the island's first European settlers. They signed a treaty with the native Island Caribs in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667. In ensuing
Health in Saint Lucia Health in Saint Lucia Public expenditure on health in Saint Lucia was 3.3% of the GDP in 2004, whereas private expenditure was 1.8%. Health expenditure was at US$302 per capita in 2004. Infant mortality was at 12 per 100,000 births in 2005. Life expectancy in Saint Lucia at birth was estimated at 75.2 years for men in 2017 and 80.8 for women. There is a National Health Scheme but not everybody is covered. Government expenditure is about 66.5% of total health spending. The World Bank agreed a US$ 20 Million credit from the International Development Association in September 2018 to