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HEALTH PROFILE: Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Trinidad and Tobago
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Trinidad and Tobago 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
    3/1/24
    Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Trinidad and Tobago causes.

     
     
    Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.