Liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Liver cancer death rate was 2.56 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.56
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
100th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.93
in 1999
All-time low
0
in 1997
Years of data
42
1979–2020
Liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1979–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 2.56.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3.93 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.28 | — |
| 1980 | 1.26 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.28 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8989 | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 1.94 | +116.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8072 | -58.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8342 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 1.53 | +50.8% |
| 1989 | 1.15 | -25.3% |
| 1990 | 1.26 | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9513 | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 1.87 | +96.1% |
| 1993 | 1.32 | -29.3% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | +41.1% |
| 1995 | 1.61 | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7067 | -56.1% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9 | — |
| 1999 | 3.93 | +106.9% |
| 2000 | 3.31 | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 2.17 | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 3.26 | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 2.86 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 2.42 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 2.23 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.62 | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.12 | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 3.36 | +58.5% |
| 2010 | 3.01 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 2.87 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 2.03 | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.55 | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | +74.0% |
| 2018 | 2.59 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.56 | +12.8% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.56 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.96, 65% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.19 | 0.8072 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 0 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7 | 2.12 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.55 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Liver cancer death rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.56 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 in 1999.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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