Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.96 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 118th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.96 | — |
| 1991 | 1.92 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.84 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.81 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.78 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.75 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.68 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.62 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.59 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.56 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.47 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.32 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.26 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.18 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.13 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4 | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | -28.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4414, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.16, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +31.8% | 1.06 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | -28.1% | 1.4 | 1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.65 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1 | 1.4 | 5 |
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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 mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Trinidad and Tobago was 1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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