Breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Breast cancer death rate in women was 23.91 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
23.91
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
27.98
in 1987
All-time low
8.52
in 1951
Years of data
66
1951–2020
Breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago is 23.91, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 27.98 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8.52, in 1951.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 8.52 | — |
| 1952 | 15.8 | +85.4% |
| 1953 | 12.09 | -23.5% |
| 1954 | 13.65 | +12.9% |
| 1955 | 16.74 | +22.7% |
| 1956 | 15.99 | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 14 | -12.4% |
| 1958 | 15.27 | +9.1% |
| 1960 | 10.89 | -28.7% |
| 1961 | 10.35 | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 13.4 | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 13.28 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 14.61 | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 22.24 | +52.2% |
| 1968 | 20.64 | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 16.84 | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 18.02 | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 16.13 | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 21.16 | +31.2% |
| 1974 | 16.27 | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 15.88 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 12.07 | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 14.83 | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 23.25 | +56.8% |
| 1979 | 14.91 | -35.8% |
| 1980 | 22.34 | +49.8% |
| 1981 | 19.07 | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 18.09 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 19.15 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 23.37 | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 19.66 | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 22.07 | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 27.98 | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 26.73 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 22.07 | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 23.42 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 19.5 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 19.34 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 23.68 | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 24.46 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 25.06 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 25.4 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 21.98 | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 23.32 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 19.37 | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 21.65 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 18.19 | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 23.02 | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 18.59 | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 25.08 | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 20.05 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 19.86 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.1 | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 21.41 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 20.54 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 22.17 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 22.42 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.29 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 20.61 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 23.16 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 22.73 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.44 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 23.51 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 24.79 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 26.72 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 23.91 | -10.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 23.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 23.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.04, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.01 | 8.52 | 16.74 | 8 |
| 1960s | 15.06 | 10.35 | 22.24 | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.94 | 12.07 | 23.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.05 | 18.09 | 27.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.55 | 19.34 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 | 18.19 | 25.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.18 | 20.61 | 26.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.91 | 23.91 | 23.91 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Trinidad and Tobago was 23.91 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 27.98 in 1987.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.52 in 1951.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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