Births attended by skilled health personnel in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
96.0%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 100.0% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Trinidad and Tobago was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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