What is lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago?

Lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The highest recorded value was 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 1973.

What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The lowest recorded value was 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1953.

How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lung cancer death rates?

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.

Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago

Name: Lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Trinidad and Tobago: Lung cancer death rates was 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

4.53 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 17.3%

World rank

77th

of 111 countries

All-time high

7.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1973

All-time low

1.07 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1953

Years of data

1951–2020

Lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2020.

The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1953.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.22 deaths per 100,000 people	1.07 deaths per 100,000 people	3.35 deaths per 100,000 people	8
1960s	4.19 deaths per 100,000 people	2.63 deaths per 100,000 people	5.13 deaths per 100,000 people	7
1970s	4.41 deaths per 100,000 people	2.72 deaths per 100,000 people	7.05 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	4.49 deaths per 100,000 people	3.5 deaths per 100,000 people	6.59 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	4.73 deaths per 100,000 people	3.03 deaths per 100,000 people	5.99 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	3.88 deaths per 100,000 people	2.72 deaths per 100,000 people	4.57 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	4.99 deaths per 100,000 people	3.9 deaths per 100,000 people	6.42 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

74 Ukraine 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
75 Dominican Republic 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
76 Martinique 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
78 Jordan 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
79 Kyrgyzstan 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
80 Qatar 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Trinidad and Tobago

Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9,438 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 9,606 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 9,275 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9,527 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 9,196 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 239,253 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9,344 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9,226 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 9,016 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,333 (2025)

All data for Trinidad and Tobago →

Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago?: Lung cancer death rates in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The highest recorded value was 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 1973.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The lowest recorded value was 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1953.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lung cancer death rates?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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