Sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.31 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.68 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.83 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago is 6.31 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 6.68 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.83 years, in 1950.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.83 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.91 years | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 1.99 years | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 2.07 years | +4.4% |
| 1954 | 2.15 years | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 2.29 years | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 2.46 years | +7.6% |
| 1957 | 2.69 years | +9.2% |
| 1958 | 2.94 years | +9.3% |
| 1959 | 2.98 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.15 years | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 3.3 years | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 3.46 years | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 3.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.73 years | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 3.92 years | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 4.01 years | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 4.2 years | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 4.32 years | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.47 years | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.57 years | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 4.74 years | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 4.67 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 4.79 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.95 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.91 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 5.08 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 5.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.01 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.09 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.28 years | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 5.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.33 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.18 years | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 5.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.09 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.09 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.98 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.92 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.02 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.96 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.18 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 5.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.35 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.49 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.73 years | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.23 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.27 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.01 years | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.89 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.04 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.42 years | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3 years | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.68 years | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 6.58 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.31 years | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.31 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 years | 1.83 years | 2.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.8 years | 3.15 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.85 years | 4.57 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 years | 5.09 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 years | 4.92 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.97 years | 5.35 years | 6.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 years | 5.89 years | 6.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 years | 6.31 years | 6.68 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.31 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6.68 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 years in 1950.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.