Trinidad and Tobago vs Tuvalu: Child mortality
Trinidad and Tobago
1.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
77th
Tuvalu rank
76th
Child mortality over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.88 deaths per 100 live births in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 203 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2 deaths per 100 live births | 17.87 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 14.57 deaths per 100 live births | 8.59 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3776 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.068 deaths per 100 live births | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Trinidad and Tobago or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.92 deaths per 100 live births against 1.88 deaths per 100 live births in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Trinidad and Tobago and Tuvalu?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Tuvalu?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Tuvalu rank globally for child mortality?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.