Poverty vs life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Poverty vs life expectancy was 73.49 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
73.49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
130th
of 229 countries
All-time high
73.49
in 2023
All-time low
56.98
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Poverty vs life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 73.49 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.49 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.98, in 1950.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 130th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 59.34 56.98 61.89 10
1960s 63.89 62.51 64.75 10
1970s 65.64 64.87 66.42 10
1980s 66.8 66.38 67.52 10
1990s 67.98 67.59 68.51 10
2000s 70 68.63 71.4 10
2010s 72.65 71.81 72.98 10
2020s 72.64 71.11 73.49 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 127 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 73.64 compare
  2. 128 Suriname 73.63 compare
  3. 129 Belize 73.57 compare
  4. 131 Ukraine 73.42 compare
  5. 132 Russia 73.15 compare
  6. 133 Bhutan 72.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty vs life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago?
Poverty vs life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 73.49 in 2023.
What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 56.98 in 1950.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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