Food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 73.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
73.49 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.49 years
in 2023
All-time low
56.98 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 73.49 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.98 years, in 1950.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th 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.
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.98 years | — |
| 1951 | 57.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 57.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 58.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 59.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 59.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 60.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 60.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 61.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 61.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 62.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 62.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 63.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 63.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 63.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 64.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 64.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 64.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 64.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 64.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 64.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 64.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 65.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 65.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 65.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 65.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 66.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 66.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 66.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 66.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 66.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 66.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 66.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 66.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 67.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 67.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 67.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.11 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 73.33 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 73.49 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.34 years | 56.98 years | 61.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.89 years | 62.51 years | 64.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.64 years | 64.87 years | 66.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.8 years | 66.38 years | 67.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.98 years | 67.59 years | 68.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70 years | 68.63 years | 71.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.65 years | 71.81 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.64 years | 71.11 years | 73.49 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.49 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.98 years in 1950.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.