Health in Trinidad and Tobago

1,222 indicators covering health for Trinidad and Tobago.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using safely managed drinking water services 69.4% 2024 up 0.1% 89th
People practicing open defecation, rural 0.2% 2024 up 362.6% 90th
People using at least basic sanitation services 94.2% 2024 down 0.2% 104th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 74.0% 2024 down 1.3% 106th
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 1.5 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 unchanged 112th
People practicing open defecation 0.2% 2024 up 234.6% 100th
Hospital beds per 1,000 people 2.37 per 1,000 people 2023 down 8.1% 87th
Current health expenditure 7.5% 2023 up 56.7% 74th
Current health expenditure per capita 1,276 current US$ 2023 up 31.5% 56th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 45.3% 2023 up 4.9% 41st
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 577.85 current US$ 2023 up 37.9% 34th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 66 2023 up 6.5% 164th
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 65th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 74.0% 2024 down 1.3% 110th
Domestic general government health expenditure 48.4% 2023 down 6.1% 115th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,086 current international $ 2023 up 45.7% 69th
Domestic private health expenditure 51.5% 2023 up 6.5% 46th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 657.87 current US$ 2023 up 40.0% 39th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 2,244 current international $ 2023 up 55.1% 60th
Total health spending per person 2,244 current international $ 2023 up 55.1% 60th
Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare 1,016 current international $ 2023 up 62.6% 24th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita 1,086 current international $ 2023 up 45.7% 69th
People using safely managed sanitation services 38.0% 2024 up 2.2% 101st
Immunization, Hib3 92.0% 2024 unchanged 84th
Number of infant deaths 271 2024 down 31.6% 135th
Number of under-five deaths 301 2024 down 31.4% 136th
Number of neonatal deaths 201 2024 down 32.6% 130th
Adolescent fertility rate 36.03 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 8.6% 90th
Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.1% 154th
Number of child deaths 301 deaths 2024 down 31.4% 136th
Child mortality rate 1.88 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 18.8% 77th
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 96.0% 2024 unchanged 48th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 4.8% 2024 down 12.0% 72nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 62.2% 2024 up 6.8% 85th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 30.9% 2024 up 18.0% 57th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 32.8% 2024 up 33.3% 62nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 17.0% 2024 up 36.7% 47th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 60.2% 2024 up 5.5% 78th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 5.5% 2024 down 4.7% 69th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 32.0% 2024 up 19.0% 54th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 7.1% 2024 down 17.4% 35th
Number of under-five deaths 301 2024 down 31.4% 136th
Number of infant deaths 271 2024 down 31.6% 135th
Number of neonatal deaths 201 2024 down 32.6% 130th
Neonatal mortality rate 12.64 2024 down 19.9% 67th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 17.02 2024 down 18.7% 75th
Under-five mortality rate 18.78 2024 down 18.8% 77th
Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.14 2024 down 17.8% 94th
Deaths age 1-11 months 70 2024 down 28.6% 138th
Child mortality rate 1.79 2024 down 20.1% 100th
Deaths age 1-59 months 100 2024 down 29.1% 143rd
Child deaths 30 2024 down 30.2% 148th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.34 2024 down 17.4% 97th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.34 2024 down 17.4% 97th
Neonatal deaths 201 2024 down 32.6% 131st
Infant mortality rate 17.02 2024 down 18.7% 75th
Under-five mortality rate 18.78 2024 down 18.8% 77th
Under-five deaths 301 2024 down 31.4% 137th
Child deaths age 1 to 4 30 2024 down 30.2% 149th
Infant deaths 271 2024 down 31.6% 136th