Respiratory infections death rate age group in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Respiratory infections death rate age group was 17.98 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Respiratory infections death rate age group in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 17.98 for respiratory infections death rate age group in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.6% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, respiratory infections death rate age group in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,445 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 17.98, in 2020.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 58th out of 109 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Respiratory infections death rate age group in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1,160 | — |
| 1952 | 1,445 | +24.6% |
| 1953 | 1,013 | -29.9% |
| 1954 | 1,041 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 1,186 | +13.9% |
| 1956 | 861.94 | -27.3% |
| 1957 | 877.78 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 606.5 | -30.9% |
| 1960 | 512.9 | -15.4% |
| 1961 | 571.43 | +11.4% |
| 1962 | 454.55 | -20.5% |
| 1963 | 552.79 | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 417.22 | -24.5% |
| 1967 | 402.13 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 548.94 | +36.5% |
| 1970 | 685.07 | +24.8% |
| 1971 | 626.34 | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 535.32 | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 503.24 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 411.29 | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 445.36 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 326.02 | -26.8% |
| 1977 | 275.83 | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 288.82 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 241.3 | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 272.73 | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 237.5 | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 235.29 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 234.62 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 126.81 | -45.9% |
| 1985 | 126.58 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 109.16 | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 103.45 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 95.24 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 91.77 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 94.65 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 113.54 | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 75.19 | -33.8% |
| 1993 | 42.15 | -43.9% |
| 1994 | 61.4 | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 50.25 | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 92.15 | +83.4% |
| 1997 | 57.81 | -37.3% |
| 1998 | 37.84 | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 99.35 | +162.6% |
| 2000 | 66.67 | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 77.25 | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 86.6 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 100.24 | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 66.95 | -33.2% |
| 2005 | 96.14 | +43.6% |
| 2006 | 65.21 | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 60.04 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 65.19 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 120.92 | +85.5% |
| 2010 | 96.25 | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 76.56 | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 72.07 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 52.02 | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 47.43 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 37.49 | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 65.48 | +74.7% |
| 2017 | 22.31 | -65.9% |
| 2018 | 34.27 | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 46.82 | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 17.98 | -61.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.96, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 17.98 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.41, 30% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Respiratory infections death rate age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +162.6% | 37.84 | 99.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,024 | 606.5 | 1,445 | 8 |
| 1960s | 494.28 | 402.13 | 571.43 | 7 |
| 1970s | 433.86 | 241.3 | 685.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.31 | 91.77 | 272.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.43 | 37.84 | 113.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.52 | 60.04 | 120.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.07 | 22.31 | 96.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.98 | 17.98 | 17.98 | 1 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is respiratory infections death rate age group in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Respiratory infections death rate age group in Trinidad and Tobago was 17.98 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest respiratory infections death rate age group recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,445 in 1952.
- What is the lowest respiratory infections death rate age group recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.98 in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for respiratory infections death rate age group?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
- Is respiratory infections death rate age group rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Respiratory infections death rate age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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