Sri Lanka vs Trinidad and Tobago: Respiratory infection death rate
Sri Lanka
17.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Trinidad and Tobago
16.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
74th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
76th
Respiratory infection death rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 74th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 109 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 65.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 50.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 70.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 41.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 24.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 13.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infection death rate, Sri Lanka or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2019.
- What is the difference in respiratory infection death rate between Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for respiratory infection death rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.