Life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 73.62 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.51 years, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 119th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.89 years | 62.51 years | 64.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.64 years | 64.87 years | 66.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.8 years | 66.38 years | 67.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.98 years | 67.59 years | 68.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70 years | 68.63 years | 71.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.65 years | 71.81 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.84 years | 71.11 years | 73.62 years | 5 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 9,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 9,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 9,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 9,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 9,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 9,502 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 76,422 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 14.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 100,368 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 18.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.51 years in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.