Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.972 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.972 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.604 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.604 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd 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.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6249 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6291 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6175 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.637 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6324 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6316 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6219 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6588 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6363 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.631 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6162 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.604 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6365 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6549 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6721 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.718 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7256 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7362 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7495 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8055 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6318 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6175 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6588 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6744 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.604 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7495 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8055 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Netherlands 0.9744 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Denmark 0.974 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Niger 0.9672 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Belgium 0.9665 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Mauritius 0.9657 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.604 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. 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 Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.