Maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Maternal mortality ratio was 7.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996–2023
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 7.8. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 70.4 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2023.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.9 | — |
| 1997 | 70.4 | +81.0% |
| 1998 | 44.7 | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 52.2 | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 34.75 | -33.4% |
| 2006 | 66.33 | +90.9% |
| 2007 | 31.76 | -52.1% |
| 2008 | 55.31 | +74.1% |
| 2009 | 44.57 | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 67.36 | +51.1% |
| 2011 | 32.32 | -52.0% |
| 2012 | 37.1 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 42.3 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 26.21 | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 49.29 | +88.0% |
| 2016 | 33.07 | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 30.51 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 12.34 | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 25.7 | +108.3% |
| 2020 | 26.7 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 61.2 | +129.2% |
| 2022 | 15.2 | -75.2% |
| 2023 | 7.8 | -48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.33 | 38.9 | 70.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.49 | 31.76 | 66.33 | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.62 | 12.34 | 67.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.73 | 7.8 | 61.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 47 Canada 9.38 compare
- 48 Costa Rica 7.96 compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 1.4 compare
- 51 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 51 Aruba 0 compare
- 51 Bahrain 0 compare
- 51 Bermuda 0 compare
- 51 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 51 Dominica 0 compare
- 51 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 51 United States Virgin Islands 0
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- 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)
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- 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 maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.8 in 2023, according to Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4 in 1997.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.