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Trinidad and Tobago
COUNTRY #1
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Trinidad and Tobago and South Africa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Trinidad and Tobago Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.8
    65.7
    63.7
    46
    51
    46
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    63.5
    68.0
    65.7
    57
    56
    56
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    66.4
    71.2
    68.7
    47
    62
    57
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    67.5
    72.4
    69.9
    58
    76
    67
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    65.6
    72.8
    69.1
    100
    94
    97
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    106
    103
    102
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    72.5
    79.9
    76.1
    75
    49
    60
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.5
    79.9
    75
    49
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    74.0
    81.2
    69
    44
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    74.0
    81.3
    70
    44
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    74.1
    81.4
    69
    44
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    74.6
    81.5
    68
    44
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    75.4
    81.7
    59
    42
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.0
    81.9
    58
    42
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.6
    82.2
    56
    41
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.1
    82.6
    53
    39
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.6
    83.1
    48
    37
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.3
    83.6
    49
    37
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.3
    84.2
    46
    36
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.4
    85.0
    47
    34
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.9
    86.0
    45
    29
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.5
    87.2
    47
    18
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.3
    88.8
    51
    10
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.8
    90.5
    51
    5
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.4
    93.2
    58
    2
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    81.60
    132
    83.76
    128
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    69.66
    18
    74.67
    16
    3. Stroke
    45.79
    135
    80.50
    93
    4. Prostate Cancer
    43.71
    11
    35.20
    22
    5. Violence
    39.15
    7
    37.54
    8
    6. Breast Cancer
    27.37
    17
    18.21
    76
    7. Kidney Disease
    24.69
    76
    35.72
    35
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12.67
    147
    83.23
    40
    9. HIV/AIDS
    12.31
    53
    121.35
    9
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12.27
    150
    16.44
    118
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    96
    18.34
    64
    12. Hypertension
    11.22
    124
    33.86
    36
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.73
    65
    8.90
    89
    14. Cervical Cancer
    10.24
    82
    20.99
    37
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.09
    126
    22.70
    61
    16. Suicide
    8.29
    90
    23.49
    8
    17. Ovary Cancer
    8.28
    5
    3.85
    115
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    8.00
    31
    6.23
    83
    19. Liver Disease
    7.75
    145
    18.41
    95
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.70
    29
    11.70
    14
    21. Lung Disease
    7.17
    179
    31.41
    47
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.67
    7
    2.15
    99
    23. Lymphomas
    6.27
    35
    6.08
    39
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    53
    4.98
    65
    25. Low Birth Weight
    6.03
    79
    7.16
    63
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.26
    102
    12.75
    17
    27. Other Injuries
    4.03
    152
    10.77
    57
    28. Leukemia
    3.86
    78
    3.34
    108
    29. Stomach Cancer
    3.79
    134
    3.68
    137
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    150
    5.46
    87
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.91
    86
    4.52
    65
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    2.87
    147
    3.36
    130
    33. Falls
    2.62
    160
    2.99
    150
    34. Asthma
    2.43
    107
    13.63
    45
    35. Drownings
    2.32
    98
    4.06
    44
    36. Skin Disease
    2.23
    52
    2.91
    30
    37. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    84
    2.19
    83
    38. Epilepsy
    2.13
    58
    3.28
    22
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.84
    95
    3.36
    78
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.69
    149
    3.18
    80
    41. Alcohol
    1.36
    95
    1.93
    61
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    139
    8.50
    16
    43. War
    1.24
    18
    0.11
    49
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.20
    121
    39.83
    26
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.20
    127
    33.37
    46
    46. Drug Use
    1.16
    94
    1.52
    67
    47. Fires
    1.09
    109
    6.64
    4
    48. Malnutrition
    0.96
    103
    4.41
    56
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.72
    99
    2.65
    62
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    139
    2.04
    70
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,476
    17.16
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,275
    14.82
    30,188
    6.64
    3. Stroke
    822
    9.56
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Violence
    549
    6.38
    21,000
    4.62
    5. Kidney Disease
    439
    5.10
    15,302
    3.37
    6. Prostate Cancer
    330
    3.84
    4,374
    0.96
    7. Breast Cancer
    258
    3.00
    4,533
    1.00
    8. Lung Cancers
    217
    2.52
    7,705
    1.70
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    215
    2.50
    4,676
    1.03
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    205
    2.38
    39,341
    8.65
    11. Hypertension
    201
    2.34
    12,789
    2.81
    12. HIV/AIDS
    196
    2.28
    71,996
    15.84
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    196
    2.28
    3,587
    0.79
    14. Liver Disease
    136
    1.58
    9,013
    1.98
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    130
    1.51
    13,014
    2.86
    16. Lung Disease
    129
    1.50
    11,895
    2.62
    17. Suicide
    121
    1.41
    13,774
    3.03
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    119
    1.38
    5,890
    1.30
    19. Pancreas Cancer
    114
    1.33
    2,007
    0.44
    20. Lymphomas
    111
    1.29
    2,818
    0.62
    21. Cervical Cancer
    97
    1.13
    5,555
    1.22
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    93
    1.08
    4,351
    0.96
    23. Low Birth Weight
    83
    0.97
    6,250
    1.37
    24. Ovary Cancer
    80
    0.93
    951
    0.21
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    72
    0.84
    5,408
    1.19
    26. Stomach Cancer
    69
    0.80
    1,535
    0.34
    27. Uterin Cancer
    68
    0.79
    512
    0.11
    28. Liver Cancer
    66
    0.77
    2,383
    0.52
    29. Leukemia
    62
    0.72
    1,464
    0.32
    30. Other Injuries
    61
    0.71
    6,014
    1.32
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    52
    0.60
    1,894
    0.42
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    51
    0.59
    1,077
    0.24
    33. Falls
    43
    0.50
    1,399
    0.31
    34. Bladder Cancer
    41
    0.48
    829
    0.18
    35. Asthma
    40
    0.47
    5,966
    1.31
    36. Skin Disease
    39
    0.45
    1,101
    0.24
    37. Epilepsy
    32
    0.37
    1,870
    0.41
    38. Oral Cancer
    31
    0.36
    1,406
    0.31
    39. Drownings
    31
    0.36
    2,403
    0.53
    40. Birth Trauma
    25
    0.29
    3,004
    0.66
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    24
    0.28
    3,486
    0.77
    42. Alcohol
    23
    0.27
    987
    0.22
    43. Tuberculosis
    22
    0.26
    21,965
    4.83
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.22
    770
    0.17
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18
    0.21
    15,843
    3.49
    46. Malnutrition
    17
    0.20
    2,381
    0.52
    47. War
    17
    0.20
    66
    0.01
    48. Fires
    16
    0.19
    3,618
    0.80
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.13
    1,015
    0.22
    50. Maternal Conditions
    10
    0.12
    1,700
    0.37
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    43.71
    11
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    27.37
    17
    18.21
    76
    3. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    96
    18.34
    64
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.73
    65
    8.90
    89
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.24
    82
    20.99
    37
    6. Ovary Cancer
    8.28
    5
    3.85
    115
    7. Uterin Cancer
    6.67
    7
    2.15
    99
    8. Lymphomas
    6.27
    35
    6.08
    39
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    53
    4.98
    65
    10. Leukemia
    3.86
    78
    3.34
    108
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.79
    134
    3.68
    137
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.58
    150
    5.46
    87
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    84
    2.19
    83
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.69
    149
    3.18
    80
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    139
    8.50
    16
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    171
    2.47
    53
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.