Burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Burden of disease was 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago is 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30,937 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,085 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 32,365 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 31,959 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 32,499 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 32,423 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 32,518 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32,196 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 32,431 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 33,515 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 32,697 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 32,205 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 31,517 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 30,937 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 31,646 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 31,977 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 32,225 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 33,390 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 33,556 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33,948 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34,108 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 35,392 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,469 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31,959 DALYs per 100,000 people | 33,515 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,551 DALYs per 100,000 people | 30,937 DALYs per 100,000 people | 34,108 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,411 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35,392 DALYs per 100,000 people | 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 64 Slovakia 40,197 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Poland 39,943 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Micronesia, Federated States of 39,897 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39,222 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Tanzania, United Republic of 39,059 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Sudan 38,952 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Burden of disease in Trinidad and Tobago was 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 39,430 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,937 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for burden of disease?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.