Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0315 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
99th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.15 under-five deaths per woman
in 1920
All-time low
0.0315 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
104
1918–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, 1918–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 104 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.15 under-five deaths per woman in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.9232 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1919 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | +12.0% |
| 1920 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | +10.9% |
| 1921 | 0.9208 under-five deaths per woman | -19.6% |
| 1922 | 0.931 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.8768 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1924 | 0.8462 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.9451 under-five deaths per woman | +11.7% |
| 1926 | 1 under-five deaths per woman | +5.9% |
| 1927 | 0.8066 under-five deaths per woman | -19.4% |
| 1928 | 0.8546 under-five deaths per woman | +6.0% |
| 1929 | 0.8306 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.8069 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1931 | 0.9166 under-five deaths per woman | +13.6% |
| 1932 | 0.6455 under-five deaths per woman | -29.6% |
| 1933 | 0.8414 under-five deaths per woman | +30.3% |
| 1934 | 0.8449 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.6502 under-five deaths per woman | -23.0% |
| 1936 | 0.6197 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1937 | 0.7855 under-five deaths per woman | +26.7% |
| 1938 | 0.6348 under-five deaths per woman | -19.2% |
| 1939 | 0.7049 under-five deaths per woman | +11.0% |
| 1940 | 0.7457 under-five deaths per woman | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 0.7932 under-five deaths per woman | +6.4% |
| 1942 | 0.9068 under-five deaths per woman | +14.3% |
| 1943 | 0.6883 under-five deaths per woman | -24.1% |
| 1944 | 0.5867 under-five deaths per woman | -14.7% |
| 1945 | 0.6382 under-five deaths per woman | +8.8% |
| 1946 | 0.5925 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1947 | 0.6106 under-five deaths per woman | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.5555 under-five deaths per woman | -9.0% |
| 1949 | 0.6004 under-five deaths per woman | +8.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4631 under-five deaths per woman | -22.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4646 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4478 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.414 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1957 | 0.399 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.3851 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3738 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3642 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3494 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3332 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3129 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2913 under-five deaths per woman | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.268 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2442 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2255 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2127 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1934 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.187 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1826 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1784 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1684 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1578 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.149 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1429 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1383 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1361 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1334 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1299 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1275 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.123 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1174 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1113 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1084 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1031 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0963 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0894 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0827 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0769 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0727 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0693 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0653 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0622 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0588 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0565 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0544 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0531 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0522 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.051 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0483 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0472 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.046 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0452 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0446 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0427 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0417 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.041 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0401 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0392 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0356 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0339 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0331 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0327 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.9784 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9232 under-five deaths per woman | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9159 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8066 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.745 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6197 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9166 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6718 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5555 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9068 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4211 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3738 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4646 under-five deaths per woman | 7 |
| 1960s | 0.2795 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1934 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3642 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1574 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1334 under-five deaths per woman | 0.187 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0827 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1299 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0621 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0522 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0769 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0464 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0427 under-five deaths per woman | 0.051 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0422 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.033 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0339 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 96 Honduras 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 97 Cook Islands 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 98 Tonga 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 100 Bhutan 0.0314 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 101 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 102 Lebanon 0.0297 under-five deaths per woman compare
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- 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 under-five deaths per woman in 1920.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).