Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
16.45 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
73rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
72.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1957
All-time low
16.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
66
1951–2020
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate 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
In 2020, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 72.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 1957 and was at its lowest, 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 68.86 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1952 | 61.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 1953 | 55.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1954 | 51.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1955 | 63.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.5% |
| 1956 | 63.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 72.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1958 | 53.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.1% |
| 1960 | 38.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.5% |
| 1961 | 36.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 42.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 32.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 1966 | 51.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +58.7% |
| 1967 | 51.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 43.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 31.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.2% |
| 1971 | 50.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +62.1% |
| 1972 | 44.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 48.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 41.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 41.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 43.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 43.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 38.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 35 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 40.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 38.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 35.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 37.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 30.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 34.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 31.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 34.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 32.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 30.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 27.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 29.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 27.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 30.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 32.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 22.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.4% |
| 1998 | 24.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 27.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 20.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 24.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 23.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 19.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 19.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 20.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 19.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 18.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 18.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 19.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 19.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 72.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1960s | 42.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1970s | 42.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Czechia 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Qatar 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Guatemala 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Greece 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 16.24 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8147 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 16.45 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 chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 72.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 1957.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.