Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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
38.8 years
in 1921
Years of data
77
1921–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1921–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 73.49 years for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 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 vs. electoral democracy index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.8 years, in 1921.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 38.8 years | — |
| 1931 | 45.7 years | +17.8% |
| 1946 | 54.5 years | +19.3% |
| 1950 | 56.98 years | +4.5% |
| 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 | 62.5 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 | 64.2 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 | 67.13 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 | 67.82 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 | 70.18 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 | 72.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 38.8 years | 38.8 years | 38.8 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 45.7 years | 45.7 years | 45.7 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 54.5 years | 54.5 years | 54.5 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 59.34 years | 56.98 years | 61.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.89 years | 62.5 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 life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.49 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8 years in 1921.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.