Death rate from diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Death rate from diabetes was 110.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from diabetes 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 death rate from diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago is 110.77 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 110.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.95 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.62 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 78.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 80.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 80.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 80.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 83.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 80.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 78.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 78.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 83.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 86.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 90.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 98.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 99.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 100.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 103.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 110.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 110.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 103.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 3 Mauritius 146.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Cook Islands 137.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Palau 121.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Kiribati 109.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Croatia 105.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 100.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Death rate from diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago was 110.77 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 death rate from diabetes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 110.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from diabetes recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for death rate from diabetes?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from diabetes rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes, per 100,000 people.