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Country fact sheet: Trinidad and Tobago

Population

- Total population: 1 534 937
- Female population: 778 529
- Male population: 756 408
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 125.4
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 46.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 75.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.814
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 76.1
- Female population (years): 79.9
- Male population (years): 72.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 186.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 96.8
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (54.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (22.1)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (73.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (32.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal