Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy was 74.41 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago is 74.41 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 74.5 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.1 years, in 1950.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.1 years | — |
| 1955 | 61.8 years | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 63.67 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 64.73 years | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 65.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 66.56 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 67.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 68.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 68.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 69.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.31 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 72.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 74.5 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 74.41 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.45 years | 59.1 years | 61.8 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 64.2 years | 63.67 years | 64.73 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.96 years | 65.36 years | 66.56 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.76 years | 67.36 years | 68.16 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.72 years | 68.27 years | 69.17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.2 years | 69.1 years | 71.31 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.61 years | 72.73 years | 74.5 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.41 years | 74.41 years | 74.41 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago was 74.41 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1 years in 1950.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 68th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.