Number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of neonatal deaths was 201 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago is 201, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,218 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 201, in 2024.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,217 | — |
| 1961 | 1,218 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1,203 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1,174 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1,137 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 1,093 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,039 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 984 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 934 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 884 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 855 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 848 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 851 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 850 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 828 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 814 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 806 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 813 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 824 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 835 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 850 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 851 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 843 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 827 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 803 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 780 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 747 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 702 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 659 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 617 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 575 | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 542 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 517 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 492 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 473 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 448 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 429 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 413 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 401 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 395 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 388 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 381 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 373 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 367 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 360 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 357 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 355 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 350 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 343 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 337 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 330 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 323 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 315 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 307 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 298 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 288 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 279 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 269 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 259 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 257 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 242 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 230 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 220 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 209 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 201 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,088 | 884 | 1,218 | 10 |
| 1970s | 832.4 | 806 | 855 | 10 |
| 1980s | 767.9 | 617 | 851 | 10 |
| 1990s | 468.5 | 395 | 575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 361.1 | 337 | 388 | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.5 | 257 | 330 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.4 | 201 | 242 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Trinidad and Tobago was 201 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,218 in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.