Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy

Mauritius
74.33 years
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
74.41 years
in 2020
Mauritius rank
69th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
68th

Life expectancy over time

  • Mauritius
  • Trinidad and Tobago
203040506070187019452020

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 74.41 years against 74.33 years in Mauritius, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Mauritius ranks 69th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 68th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 54.58 years 60.45 years 5.88 years Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 60.22 years 64.2 years 3.98 years Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 63.26 years 65.96 years 2.69 years Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 66.81 years 67.76 years 0.954 years Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 69.96 years 68.72 years 1.24 years Mauritius
2000s 72.16 years 70.2 years 1.95 years Mauritius
2010s 74.49 years 73.61 years 0.8727 years Mauritius
2020s 74.33 years 74.41 years 0.075 years Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Mauritius or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 74.41 years against 74.33 years in Mauritius as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.08 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for life expectancy?
Mauritius ranks 69th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 68th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.