Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
100th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1962
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
66
1951–2020
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1952 | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +186.3% |
| 1953 | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.0% |
| 1954 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -76.1% |
| 1955 | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +181.0% |
| 1956 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.3% |
| 1957 | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 1960 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.5% |
| 1961 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.0% |
| 1962 | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +161.6% |
| 1963 | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.8% |
| 1966 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -67.6% |
| 1968 | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +212.7% |
| 1970 | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.2% |
| 1971 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7425 deaths per 100,000 people | -83.8% |
| 1973 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +290.1% |
| 1974 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.9% |
| 1975 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +149.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7274 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.5% |
| 1977 | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +522.9% |
| 1978 | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.1% |
| 1979 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -47.6% |
| 1980 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +144.9% |
| 1982 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.5% |
| 1983 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +62.4% |
| 1984 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.1% |
| 1985 | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +133.9% |
| 1986 | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.8% |
| 1988 | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +96.7% |
| 1989 | 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -58.5% |
| 1992 | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +86.5% |
| 1993 | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.2% |
| 1995 | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.9% |
| 1996 | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -48.4% |
| 1999 | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +81.7% |
| 2001 | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.2% |
| 2002 | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.2% |
| 2008 | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +314.1% |
| 2009 | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.7% |
| 2016 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.8% |
| 2018 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.6% |
| 2020 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +522.9% | 0.7274 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1960s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1970s | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7274 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 97 Greece 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Albania 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5847 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 French Guiana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Puerto Rico 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 0 deaths 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)
- 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 cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Trinidad and Tobago was 0 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 in children under 10 years old recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.