Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Annual death rates at different ages was 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.68 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
13.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023

20406080195019862023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 83.77 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950 to 2023.
Year deaths per 1,000 people Change
1950 83.77 deaths per 1,000 people
1951 81.03 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1952 78.34 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1953 75.74 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1954 73.23 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1955 70.82 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1956 68.48 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1957 66.2 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1958 64 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1959 61.83 deaths per 1,000 people -3.4%
1960 59.78 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1961 57.84 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
1962 56.01 deaths per 1,000 people -3.2%
1963 54.43 deaths per 1,000 people -2.8%
1964 52.78 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
1965 51.36 deaths per 1,000 people -2.7%
1966 50.05 deaths per 1,000 people -2.5%
1967 48.86 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
1968 47.75 deaths per 1,000 people -2.3%
1969 46.72 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1970 45.71 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1971 44.72 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1972 43.73 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1973 42.72 deaths per 1,000 people -2.3%
1974 41.69 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
1975 40.6 deaths per 1,000 people -2.6%
1976 39.48 deaths per 1,000 people -2.7%
1977 38.35 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
1978 37.21 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
1979 36.07 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
1980 34.96 deaths per 1,000 people -3.1%
1981 33.88 deaths per 1,000 people -3.1%
1982 32.84 deaths per 1,000 people -3.1%
1983 31.86 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
1984 30.95 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
1985 30.1 deaths per 1,000 people -2.7%
1986 29.32 deaths per 1,000 people -2.6%
1987 28.61 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
1988 27.98 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1989 27.41 deaths per 1,000 people -2.0%
1990 26.93 deaths per 1,000 people -1.7%
1991 26.48 deaths per 1,000 people -1.7%
1992 26.11 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1993 25.84 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1994 25.54 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1995 25.32 deaths per 1,000 people -0.8%
1996 25.15 deaths per 1,000 people -0.7%
1997 24.99 deaths per 1,000 people -0.6%
1998 24.86 deaths per 1,000 people -0.5%
1999 24.71 deaths per 1,000 people -0.6%
2000 24.55 deaths per 1,000 people -0.7%
2001 24.33 deaths per 1,000 people -0.9%
2002 24.05 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
2003 23.7 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
2004 23.28 deaths per 1,000 people -1.8%
2005 22.79 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
2006 22.25 deaths per 1,000 people -2.3%
2007 21.68 deaths per 1,000 people -2.6%
2008 21.08 deaths per 1,000 people -2.7%
2009 20.48 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
2010 19.87 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
2011 19.28 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
2012 18.71 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
2013 18.16 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
2014 17.63 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
2015 17.11 deaths per 1,000 people -2.9%
2016 16.6 deaths per 1,000 people -3.0%
2017 16.09 deaths per 1,000 people -3.1%
2018 15.85 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
2019 15.31 deaths per 1,000 people -3.4%
2020 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people -3.3%
2021 14.4 deaths per 1,000 people -2.8%
2022 14.06 deaths per 1,000 people -2.4%
2023 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 72.35 deaths per 1,000 people 61.83 deaths per 1,000 people 83.77 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 52.56 deaths per 1,000 people 46.72 deaths per 1,000 people 59.78 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 41.03 deaths per 1,000 people 36.07 deaths per 1,000 people 45.71 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 30.79 deaths per 1,000 people 27.41 deaths per 1,000 people 34.96 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 25.59 deaths per 1,000 people 24.71 deaths per 1,000 people 26.93 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 22.82 deaths per 1,000 people 20.48 deaths per 1,000 people 24.55 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 17.46 deaths per 1,000 people 15.31 deaths per 1,000 people 19.87 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 14.24 deaths per 1,000 people 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 93 Palestine, State of 14.37 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 94 Suriname 14.28 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 95 Paraguay 14.15 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.4 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 98 Samoa 13.27 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 99 Grenada 13.26 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Trinidad and Tobago

All data for Trinidad and Tobago →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago?
Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago was 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 83.77 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 13.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for annual death rates at different ages?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago. Statizoid, drawing on Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/annual-death-rates-in-different-age-groups/trinidad-and-tobago/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/annual-death-rates-in-different-age-groups/trinidad-and-tobago/">Annual death rates at different ages in Trinidad and Tobago</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.