Number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of youth deaths was 344 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago is 344 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 995 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 344 deaths, in 2024.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 995 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 939 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 895 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 855 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 820 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 783 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 745 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 713 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 687 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 668 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 651 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 638 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 621 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 606 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 593 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 582 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 576 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 568 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 559 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 549 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 538 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 526 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 513 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 501 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 489 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 476 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 463 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 449 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 434 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 426 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 414 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 394 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 377 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 370 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 344 deaths | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 810 deaths | 668 deaths | 995 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 594.3 deaths | 549 deaths | 651 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 481.5 deaths | 426 deaths | 538 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 379.8 deaths | 344 deaths | 414 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of youth deaths in Trinidad and Tobago was 344 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 995 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 344 deaths in 2024.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of youth deaths?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.