What is male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 13.14 deaths per 100,000 population in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The highest recorded value was 26.42 deaths per 100,000 population in 1995.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The lowest recorded value was 4.58 deaths per 100,000 population in 1985.

How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago

Name: Male vs. female suicide 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: Male vs. female suicide rate was 13.14 deaths per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

13.14 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 22.2%

World rank

37th

of 111 countries

All-time high

26.42 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1995

All-time low

4.58 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1985

Years of data

1951–2020

Male vs. female suicide 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 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago is 13.14 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 26.42 deaths per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.58 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1985.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951 to 2020.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1951	5.79 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1952	7.27 deaths per 100,000 population	+25.7%
1953	10.19 deaths per 100,000 population	+40.1%
1954	8.77 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.9%
1955	13.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+57.3%
1956	12.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.4%
1957	14.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.3%
1958	7.79 deaths per 100,000 population	-46.7%
1960	6.64 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.8%
1961	7.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.8%
1962	6.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.4%
1963	5.28 deaths per 100,000 population	-19.1%
1967	8.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+58.3%
1968	15.15 deaths per 100,000 population	+81.3%
1970	17.84 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.8%
1971	11.89 deaths per 100,000 population	-33.3%
1972	18.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+58.9%
1973	19.53 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.3%
1974	12.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-37.6%
1975	15.3 deaths per 100,000 population	+25.5%
1976	16.97 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.9%
1977	15.45 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.0%
1978	8.94 deaths per 100,000 population	-42.1%
1979	8.9 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.4%
1980	7.17 deaths per 100,000 population	-19.5%
1981	7.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.7%
1982	11.11 deaths per 100,000 population	+42.6%
1983	13.98 deaths per 100,000 population	+25.9%
1984	9.78 deaths per 100,000 population	-30.1%
1985	4.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-53.1%
1986	13.3 deaths per 100,000 population	+190.2%
1987	16.99 deaths per 100,000 population	+27.7%
1988	22.93 deaths per 100,000 population	+35.0%
1989	25.25 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.1%
1990	22.44 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.1%
1991	20.95 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.6%
1992	22.61 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
1993	23.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.6%
1994	19.5 deaths per 100,000 population	-18.3%
1995	26.42 deaths per 100,000 population	+35.5%
1996	19.8 deaths per 100,000 population	-25.1%
1997	21.75 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.8%
1998	23.39 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.6%
1999	18.61 deaths per 100,000 population	-20.5%
2000	21.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.0%
2001	22.41 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.0%
2002	19.81 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.6%
2003	17.09 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.7%
2004	21.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+27.6%
2005	16.61 deaths per 100,000 population	-23.8%
2006	17.22 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.7%
2007	16.06 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.7%
2008	23.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+46.9%
2009	15.46 deaths per 100,000 population	-34.5%
2010	18.25 deaths per 100,000 population	+18.1%
2011	15.84 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.2%
2012	15.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.4%
2013	15.93 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.2%
2014	18.03 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.2%
2015	15.46 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.2%
2016	16.5 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.8%
2017	16.4 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.7%
2018	15.8 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.7%
2019	16.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.0%
2020	13.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-22.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	10.14 deaths per 100,000 population	5.79 deaths per 100,000 population	14.63 deaths per 100,000 population	8
1960s	8.22 deaths per 100,000 population	5.28 deaths per 100,000 population	15.15 deaths per 100,000 population	6
1970s	14.59 deaths per 100,000 population	8.9 deaths per 100,000 population	19.53 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	13.29 deaths per 100,000 population	4.58 deaths per 100,000 population	25.25 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	21.93 deaths per 100,000 population	18.61 deaths per 100,000 population	26.42 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	19.18 deaths per 100,000 population	15.46 deaths per 100,000 population	23.6 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	16.5 deaths per 100,000 population	15.46 deaths per 100,000 population	18.25 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	13.14 deaths per 100,000 population	13.14 deaths per 100,000 population	13.14 deaths per 100,000 population	1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

34 Kazakhstan 14.54 deaths per 100,000 population compare
35 Norway 14.14 deaths per 100,000 population compare
36 Seychelles 13.71 deaths per 100,000 population compare
38 Costa Rica 13.1 deaths per 100,000 population compare
39 Belize 13.01 deaths per 100,000 population compare
40 Ireland 12.6 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 13.14 deaths per 100,000 population in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The highest recorded value was 26.42 deaths per 100,000 population in 1995.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The lowest recorded value was 4.58 deaths per 100,000 population in 1985.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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