Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 73.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.62 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
122nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
73.62 years
in 2024
All-time low
62.51 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 73.62 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.51 years, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.51 years | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 73.62 years | +0.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 73.62 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 73.62 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 72.84 years | 71.11 years | 73.62 years | 5 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.51 years in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.