[1] Life expectancy in Saint Lucia at birth was estimated at 75.2 years for men in 2017 and 80.8 for women.
The World Bank agreed a US$ 20 Million credit from the International Development Association in September 2018 to strengthen the country's health system.
[3] The St. Lucia Medical and Dental Association issued a statement in May 2018 that deplorable conditions on the island were “leading to unwarranted suffering and deaths” claiming the government were fixated upon privatizing health services.
They were supported by the Vieux-Fort Concerned Citizens Coalition for Change.
[4] The National Mental Wellness Centre is a psychiatric hospital in Coubaril, commissioned on 1 March 2010.