Adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.28 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1.28. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 2021.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 111th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.99 | — |
| 1991 | 1.97 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.92 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.91 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.91 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.9 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.89 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.89 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.88 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.87 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.85 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.84 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.77 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.74 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.67 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.56 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.52 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.39 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.36 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.28 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 | 1.89 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 2 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.28 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 111th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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