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Cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Cancer death rates by type was 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.84 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
54th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1986
All-time low
0.4218 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
Years of data
42
1979–2020

Cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago, 1979–2020

01231979199920201979: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0.422 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.862 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 2 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2020, cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.4218 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1998.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people +132.0%
1981 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people -60.2%
1982 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people +126.6%
1983 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people +14.2%
1984 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people -21.6%
1985 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people -13.7%
1986 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people +76.0%
1987 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people -37.7%
1988 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
1989 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people -26.4%
1990 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people +12.6%
1991 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1992 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people -20.0%
1993 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people -18.5%
1994 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people +69.5%
1995 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people -30.7%
1996 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people +16.4%
1997 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people +7.2%
1998 0.4218 deaths per 100,000 people -76.1%
1999 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people +212.8%
2000 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people -11.5%
2001 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people -11.0%
2002 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people +31.7%
2003 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
2004 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people -10.7%
2005 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people +16.7%
2006 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people -16.3%
2007 0.862 deaths per 100,000 people -28.8%
2008 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people +42.8%
2009 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people +22.6%
2010 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people +37.2%
2011 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people +24.8%
2012 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people -53.6%
2013 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people +31.4%
2014 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people -6.9%
2015 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people -12.4%
2016 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people +54.4%
2017 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people -28.5%
2018 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people +27.1%
2019 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
2020 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4218 deaths per 100,000 people 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 0.862 deaths per 100,000 people 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 51 Argentina 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 52 Georgia 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 53 Australia 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 55 Finland 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 56 Réunion 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 57 Egypt 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago?
Cancer death rates by type in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates by type recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4218 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for cancer death rates by type?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is cancer death rates by type rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates by type
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
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