What is the highest respiratory infection death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The highest recorded value was 94.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 1966.

What is the lowest respiratory infection death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The lowest recorded value was 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.

How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for respiratory infection death rate?

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.

Is respiratory infection death rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago

Name: Respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Trinidad and Tobago: Respiratory infection death rate was 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)

16.42 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

up 11.7%

World rank

76th

of 109 countries

All-time high

94.49 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1966

All-time low

10.8 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2017

Years of data

1951–2020

Respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago is 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 94.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 1966 and was at its lowest, 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951 to 2020.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1951	77.03 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1952	80.14 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.0%
1953	71.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.4%
1954	56.48 deaths per 100,000 people	-21.4%
1955	69.64 deaths per 100,000 people	+23.3%
1956	56.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-19.0%
1957	85.47 deaths per 100,000 people	+51.6%
1958	48.98 deaths per 100,000 people	-42.7%
1960	60.08 deaths per 100,000 people	+22.7%
1961	90.84 deaths per 100,000 people	+51.2%
1962	60.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-33.1%
1963	61 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1966	94.49 deaths per 100,000 people	+54.9%
1967	61.41 deaths per 100,000 people	-35.0%
1968	68.11 deaths per 100,000 people	+10.9%
1970	58.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.4%
1971	73.98 deaths per 100,000 people	+26.8%
1972	66.62 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.9%
1973	75.96 deaths per 100,000 people	+14.0%
1974	47.92 deaths per 100,000 people	-36.9%
1975	64.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+33.6%
1976	66.31 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.6%
1977	59.18 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.8%
1978	50.67 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.4%
1979	54.79 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.1%
1980	55.86 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.9%
1981	46.32 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.1%
1982	45.94 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
1983	43.21 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.0%
1984	33.37 deaths per 100,000 people	-22.8%
1985	36.85 deaths per 100,000 people	+10.4%
1986	30.76 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.5%
1987	39.09 deaths per 100,000 people	+27.1%
1988	36.22 deaths per 100,000 people	-7.3%
1989	35.7 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
1990	36.58 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.5%
1991	32.68 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.6%
1992	28.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-13.2%
1993	29.9 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.4%
1994	33.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.2%
1995	34.92 deaths per 100,000 people	+5.0%
1996	34.19 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1997	28.09 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.9%
1998	34.22 deaths per 100,000 people	+21.8%
1999	28.02 deaths per 100,000 people	-18.1%
2000	18.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-34.1%
2001	15.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-14.9%
2002	21.65 deaths per 100,000 people	+37.9%
2003	26.26 deaths per 100,000 people	+21.3%
2004	24.67 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.1%
2005	21.97 deaths per 100,000 people	-10.9%
2006	19.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-9.8%
2007	18.47 deaths per 100,000 people	-6.8%
2008	18.63 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.9%
2009	18.15 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
2010	15.96 deaths per 100,000 people	-12.1%
2011	13.25 deaths per 100,000 people	-17.0%
2012	13.83 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.4%
2013	13.62 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.5%
2014	14.79 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.6%
2015	12.4 deaths per 100,000 people	-16.1%
2016	12.25 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
2017	10.8 deaths per 100,000 people	-11.8%
2018	11.68 deaths per 100,000 people	+8.1%
2019	14.7 deaths per 100,000 people	+25.9%
2020	16.42 deaths per 100,000 people	+11.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	68.24 deaths per 100,000 people	48.98 deaths per 100,000 people	85.47 deaths per 100,000 people	8
1960s	70.96 deaths per 100,000 people	60.08 deaths per 100,000 people	94.49 deaths per 100,000 people	7
1970s	61.78 deaths per 100,000 people	47.92 deaths per 100,000 people	75.96 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	40.33 deaths per 100,000 people	30.76 deaths per 100,000 people	55.86 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	32.02 deaths per 100,000 people	28.02 deaths per 100,000 people	36.58 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	20.38 deaths per 100,000 people	15.71 deaths per 100,000 people	26.26 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	13.33 deaths per 100,000 people	10.8 deaths per 100,000 people	15.96 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	16.42 deaths per 100,000 people	16.42 deaths per 100,000 people	16.42 deaths per 100,000 people	1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

73 Japan 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
74 Sri Lanka 17.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
75 Brunei Darussalam 16.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
77 Fiji 16.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
78 Lithuania 16.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
79 Hungary 16.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago?: Respiratory infection death rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest respiratory infection death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The highest recorded value was 94.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 1966.
What is the lowest respiratory infection death rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The lowest recorded value was 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for respiratory infection death rate?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
Is respiratory infection death rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Respiratory infection death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Respiratory infection death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from respiratory infections in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.