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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||
Male | Female | M | F | |
At Birth |
72.5
|
79.9
|
75
|
49
|
Age 5 |
74.0
|
81.2
|
69
|
44
|
Age 10 |
74.0
|
81.3
|
70
|
44
|
Age 15 |
74.1
|
81.4
|
69
|
44
|
Age 20 |
74.6
|
81.5
|
68
|
44
|
Age 25 |
75.4
|
81.7
|
59
|
42
|
Age 30 |
76.0
|
81.9
|
58
|
42
|
Age 35 |
76.6
|
82.2
|
56
|
41
|
Age 40 |
77.1
|
82.6
|
53
|
39
|
Age 45 |
77.6
|
83.1
|
48
|
37
|
Age 50 |
78.3
|
83.6
|
49
|
37
|
Age 55 |
79.3
|
84.2
|
46
|
36
|
Age 60 |
80.4
|
85.0
|
47
|
34
|
Age 65 |
81.9
|
86.0
|
45
|
29
|
Age 70 |
83.5
|
87.2
|
47
|
18
|
Age 75 |
85.3
|
88.8
|
51
|
10
|
Age 80 |
87.8
|
90.5
|
51
|
5
|
Age 85 |
90.4
|
93.2
|
58
|
2
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
81.60
|
132
|
2. | Diabetes Mellitus |
69.66
|
18
|
3. | Stroke |
45.79
|
135
|
4. | Prostate Cancer |
43.71
|
11
|
5. | Violence |
39.15
|
7
|
6. | Breast Cancer |
27.37
|
17
|
7. | Kidney Disease |
24.69
|
76
|
8. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
12.67
|
147
|
9. | HIV/AIDS |
12.31
|
53
|
10. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
12.27
|
150
|
11. | Lung Cancers |
11.72
|
96
|
12. | Hypertension |
11.22
|
124
|
13. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10.73
|
65
|
14. | Cervical Cancer |
10.24
|
82
|
15. | Road Traffic Accidents |
9.09
|
126
|
16. | Suicide |
8.29
|
90
|
17. | Ovary Cancer |
8.28
|
5
|
18. | Congenital Anomalies |
8.00
|
31
|
19. | Liver Disease |
7.75
|
145
|
20. | Endocrine Disorders |
7.70
|
29
|
21. | Lung Disease |
7.17
|
179
|
22. | Uterin Cancer |
6.67
|
7
|
23. | Lymphomas |
6.27
|
35
|
24. | Pancreas Cancer |
6.20
|
53
|
25. | Low Birth Weight |
6.03
|
79
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
26. | Inflammatory/Heart |
4.26
|
102
|
27. | Other Injuries |
4.03
|
152
|
28. | Leukemia |
3.86
|
78
|
29. | Stomach Cancer |
3.79
|
134
|
30. | Liver Cancer |
3.58
|
150
|
31. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
2.91
|
86
|
32. | Parkinson's Disease |
2.87
|
147
|
33. | Falls |
2.62
|
160
|
34. | Asthma |
2.43
|
107
|
35. | Drownings |
2.32
|
98
|
36. | Skin Disease |
2.23
|
52
|
37. | Bladder Cancer |
2.18
|
84
|
38. | Epilepsy |
2.13
|
58
|
39. | Birth Trauma |
1.84
|
95
|
40. | Oral Cancer |
1.69
|
149
|
41. | Alcohol |
1.36
|
95
|
42. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.31
|
139
|
43. | War |
1.24
|
18
|
44. | Tuberculosis |
1.20
|
121
|
45. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
1.20
|
127
|
46. | Drug Use |
1.16
|
94
|
47. | Fires |
1.09
|
109
|
48. | Malnutrition |
0.96
|
103
|
49. | Maternal Conditions |
0.72
|
99
|
50. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
0.70
|
139
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
Deaths | % | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
1,476
|
17.16
|
2. | Diabetes Mellitus |
1,275
|
14.82
|
3. | Stroke |
822
|
9.56
|
4. | Violence |
549
|
6.38
|
5. | Kidney Disease |
439
|
5.10
|
6. | Prostate Cancer |
330
|
3.84
|
7. | Breast Cancer |
258
|
3.00
|
8. | Lung Cancers |
217
|
2.52
|
9. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
215
|
2.50
|
10. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
205
|
2.38
|
11. | Hypertension |
201
|
2.34
|
12. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
196
|
2.28
|
13. | HIV/AIDS |
196
|
2.28
|
14. | Liver Disease |
136
|
1.58
|
15. | Road Traffic Accidents |
130
|
1.51
|
16. | Lung Disease |
129
|
1.50
|
17. | Suicide |
121
|
1.41
|
18. | Endocrine Disorders |
119
|
1.38
|
19. | Pancreas Cancer |
114
|
1.33
|
20. | Lymphomas |
111
|
1.29
|
21. | Cervical Cancer |
97
|
1.13
|
22. | Congenital Anomalies |
93
|
1.08
|
23. | Low Birth Weight |
83
|
0.97
|
24. | Ovary Cancer |
80
|
0.93
|
25. | Inflammatory/Heart |
72
|
0.84
|
Deaths | % | ||
26. | Stomach Cancer |
69
|
0.80
|
27. | Uterin Cancer |
68
|
0.79
|
28. | Liver Cancer |
66
|
0.77
|
29. | Leukemia |
62
|
0.72
|
30. | Other Injuries |
61
|
0.71
|
31. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
52
|
0.60
|
32. | Parkinson's Disease |
51
|
0.59
|
33. | Falls |
43
|
0.50
|
34. | Bladder Cancer |
41
|
0.48
|
35. | Asthma |
40
|
0.47
|
36. | Skin Disease |
39
|
0.45
|
37. | Epilepsy |
32
|
0.37
|
38. | Oral Cancer |
31
|
0.36
|
39. | Drownings |
31
|
0.36
|
40. | Birth Trauma |
25
|
0.29
|
41. | Oesophagus Cancer |
24
|
0.28
|
42. | Alcohol |
23
|
0.27
|
43. | Tuberculosis |
22
|
0.26
|
44. | Drug Use |
19
|
0.22
|
45. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
18
|
0.21
|
46. | Malnutrition |
17
|
0.20
|
47. | War |
17
|
0.20
|
48. | Fires |
16
|
0.19
|
49. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
11
|
0.13
|
50. | Other Neoplasms |
10
|
0.12
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
43.71
|
11
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
27.37
|
17
|
3. | Lung Cancers |
11.72
|
96
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
10.73
|
65
|
5. | Cervical Cancer |
10.24
|
82
|
6. | Ovary Cancer |
8.28
|
5
|
7. | Uterin Cancer |
6.67
|
7
|
8. | Lymphomas |
6.27
|
35
|
Rate | World Rank | ||
9. | Pancreas Cancer |
6.20
|
53
|
10. | Leukemia |
3.86
|
78
|
11. | Stomach Cancer |
3.79
|
134
|
12. | Liver Cancer |
3.58
|
150
|
13. | Bladder Cancer |
2.18
|
84
|
14. | Oral Cancer |
1.69
|
149
|
15. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.31
|
139
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
0.24
|
171
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO HEALTH RISK FACTORS
GOOD
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS | |
Total | Rank |
6.5
|
83
|
SMOKING % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
N/D
|
OBESITY % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
10.8
|
26.0
|
123
|
70
|
HAPPINESS SCORE | |
Total | Rank |
N/D
|
N/D
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||||
Male | Female | All | M | F | All | |
1960 |
61.8
|
65.7
|
63.7
|
46
|
51
|
46
|
1970 |
63.5
|
68.0
|
65.7
|
57
|
56
|
56
|
1980 |
66.4
|
71.2
|
68.7
|
47
|
62
|
57
|
1990 |
67.5
|
72.4
|
69.9
|
58
|
76
|
67
|
2000 |
65.6
|
72.8
|
69.1
|
100
|
94
|
97
|
2010 |
67.1
|
73.9
|
70.4
|
106
|
103
|
102
|
2019 |
72.5
|
79.9
|
76.1
|
75
|
49
|
60
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
Value | World Rank | |
Population Total |
1.221m
|
151
|
Sex Ratio M / F |
1.03
|
33
|
Population 0-14 |
19.0%
|
135
|
Population 15-64 |
68.9%
|
36
|
Population 65 + |
12.1%
|
60
|
Birth Rate / 1000 |
10.79
|
152
|
Death Rate / 1000 |
8.38
|
64
|
Fertility Rate |
1.70
|
150
|
Infant Mortality |
24.55
|
69
|
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F |
1.03
|
148
|
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F |
1.04
|
108
|
Value | World Rank | |
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F |
1.08
|
16
|
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F |
0.78
|
107
|
Net Migration |
-5.18
|
172
|
Population Growth |
-0.28%
|
175
|
Literacy Total |
99.0%
|
45
|
Literacy Male |
99.2%
|
31
|
Literacy Female |
98.7%
|
36
|
Unemployment |
4.9%
|
126
|
Life Expectancy / Birth |
76.1
|
60
|
Healthy Life Expectancy |
66.2
|
67
|
GDP per Capita USD |
$23,700
|
56
|
COVID-19 REPORT
CASES | DEATHS |
191,496
|
4,390
|
4/1/24
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR
A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Trinidad and Tobago causes.
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Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.