Saint Lucia

The benefits offered by the National Insurance Corporation of Saint Lucia to insured persons can be divided into two groups:

Long-term benetifs: Old age, disability & survivors pension;
Short-term benefits: Sickness, employment injury, maternity grants/allowances, funeral grants.

Total population : 177.8 thousand

(UN Population Division | World Population Prospects, 2012)

GDP per capita (PPP US $) : 9385

(World Bank | WDI, 2011)

GDP growth (in %) : 0.7

(World Bank | WDI, 2011)

Human Development Index (HDI) : 0.723 [Rank: 82]

(UNDP | Human Development Indicators, 2011)

Total expenditures on health as % of GDP : 8.7

(WHO | WHO Statistical System, 2010)

Public expenditure on health as % of GDP : 5.3

(WHO | WHO Statistical System, 2010)

Govt. expenditure on health as % of total govt. Expenditure : 12.8

(WHO | WHO Statistical System, 2010)

Health expenditure not financed out of pocket by private households (% total health expenditure) : 61.1

(WHO | WHO Statistical System, 2010)

Public social security expenditure (including health) as % of PIB : 7.29

(ILO Social security inquiry, 2009)

Share of population above the statutory retirement age benefiting from an old-age pension : 26.5

(ILO Social security inquiry, 2008)

Share of economically active population contributing to a pension scheme : 56.5

(ILO Social security inquiry, 2008)

Link to SSI: Saint Lucia | Data from the ILO Social Security Inquiry

Social security schemes and programs by branch

ILO-FACTS, St. Lucia: Capacity building for the actuarial valuation of the Social Insurance Scheme