Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.6 per 100,000 population, measured in 2024.
Over the whole period, rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.58 per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 population, in 2015.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.15 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0.07 per 100,000 population | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 0.07 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 per 100,000 population | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 0 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2018 | 0 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2019 | 0 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2020 | 8.58 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2023 | 0 per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6 per 100,000 population | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0967 per 100,000 population | 0.07 per 100,000 population | 0.15 per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.03 per 100,000 population | 0 per 100,000 population | 0.14 per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.06 per 100,000 population | 0 per 100,000 population | 8.58 per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 63 Chile 0.68 per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Nicaragua 0.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 0.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Panama 0.58 per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Timor-Leste 0.57 per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Cambodia 0.56 per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Spain 0.56 per 100,000 population 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).