Trinidad and Tobago sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 73.7 years of life, 118th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Trinidad and Tobago, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.7 yrs | 118 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.9 /1,000 | 102 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.7 /1,000 | 65 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.4 yrs | 67 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 80.5 /1,000 | 64 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.3 yrs | 51 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 76.2 men/100 women | 77 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 17.0 /1,000 | 72 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 54.0 /100k | 90 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 20.3 % | 75 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 13.3 /100k | 39 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 9.3 /100k | 126 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 25.5 % | 32 of 143 | 2011 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 6.0 L | 72 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 12.4 % | 77 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,276 | 56 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $18,733 | 76 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Trinidad and Tobago's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 39th highest suicide rate in the world (13.3 /100k) and the 32nd highest adult obesity in the world (25.5 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Trinidad and Tobago; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.