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STAT Canada Trinidad and Tobago HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.
14.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 36% more than Canada

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.9
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Trinidad and Tobago
27.7
Ranked 23th.

Births and maternity > Future births 510.41
Ranked 48th. 61 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
8.33
Ranked 161st.

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.89%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Trinidad and Tobago
1.87%
Ranked 92nd.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 75-89
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 135
Ranked 81st. 10% more than Trinidad and Tobago
123
Ranked 112th.
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Trinidad and Tobago
3.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Infant mortality rate > Total 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 178th.
27.69 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 71st. 6 times more than Canada

Life expectancy > Men 79 years
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Trinidad and Tobago
67 years
Ranked 40th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.38 years
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Trinidad and Tobago
71.37 years
Ranked 131st.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.3
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Trinidad and Tobago
73.38
Ranked 118th.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.94
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Trinidad and Tobago
66.21
Ranked 124th.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.07
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Trinidad and Tobago
69.71
Ranked 122nd.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
0.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 82.3%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Trinidad and Tobago
73.9%
Ranked 40th.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.51 births per woman
Ranked 146th.
1.61 births per woman
Ranked 144th. 7% more than Canada

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
22.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.7
Ranked 158th.
18.4
Ranked 90th. 4 times more than Canada

Life expectancy > Women 83 years
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Trinidad and Tobago
74 years
Ranked 37th.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.3%
Ranked 88th.
1.5%
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Canada

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.4
Ranked 49th. 26% more than Trinidad and Tobago
2.7
Ranked 43th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.7
Ranked 39th.
26.9
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Canada
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 68,000
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
15,000
Ranked 85th.

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 13.23 births
Ranked 153th.
35.37 births
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Canada

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 89.3%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Trinidad and Tobago
82.4%
Ranked 51st.
Deaths > Deaths of infants 1,911
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
263
Ranked 53th.

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 3,037.6$
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
329.3$
Ranked 59th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $5,629.73
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
$955.96
Ranked 47th.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 14.1
Ranked 62nd.
32.6
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Canada

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 4.6
Ranked 191st.
24
Ranked 130th. 5 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 11.3
Ranked 30th.
13.9
Ranked 22nd. 23% more than Canada

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 12 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 146th.
46 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Canada

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.91
Ranked 42nd. 62% more than Trinidad and Tobago
1.18
Ranked 35th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 29,923.05
Ranked 79th.
44,838.16
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Canada

Death rates > Children under 5 6.1
Ranked 150th.
35.3
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Canada

Death rates > Women 55.87
Ranked 158th.
140.82
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Canada

Death rates > Men 92.03
Ranked 160th.
239.28
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Canada

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 500
Ranked 79th.
1,000
Ranked 52nd. Twice as much as Canada

HIV AIDS > Deaths 1,500
Ranked 61st.
1,900
Ranked 58th. 27% more than Canada

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 20
Ranked 164th.
290
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Number of births 380,863
Ranked 13th. 21 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
18,090
Ranked 18th.

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 80.18 years
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Trinidad and Tobago
69.97 years
Ranked 102nd.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.047 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
1.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 31 times more than Canada

Life expectancy > Male 78.76
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Trinidad and Tobago
65.87
Ranked 112th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 10.05
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
3.56
Ranked 66th.

Access to sanitation 100%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Trinidad and Tobago
95%
Ranked 40th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 996.97 billion
Ranked 63th. 17 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
59.97 billion
Ranked 70th.

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.02
Ranked 81st.
11.34
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Canada

Death rates > Infants 5.3
Ranked 147th.
31.1
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Canada

Life expectancy at birth > Female 84.1 years
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Trinidad and Tobago
74.3 years
Ranked 130th.

Life expectancy > Female 83.28
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Trinidad and Tobago
72.98
Ranked 108th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 73
Ranked 21st. 30% more than Trinidad and Tobago
56
Ranked 70th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 100%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Trinidad and Tobago
95.7%
Ranked 19th.

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 2,931
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
428
Ranked 70th.
Spending > Per person 1,939
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
204
Ranked 49th.
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 14.5
Ranked 100th.
750.14
Ranked 12th. 52 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 364.84
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Trinidad and Tobago
279.25
Ranked 27th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.3%
Ranked 99th.
1.5%
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Canada

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 98%
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Trinidad and Tobago
92%
Ranked 108th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 78.81 years
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Trinidad and Tobago
68.51 years
Ranked 137th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th. The same as Trinidad and Tobago
4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 27th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 82.68 years
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Trinidad and Tobago
72.72 years
Ranked 103th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Trinidad and Tobago
62
Ranked 68th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (82.50-83.00) (74.10-76.40)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 131
Ranked 184th.
364
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Canada
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 10.05
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
3.56
Ranked 29th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys 193,587
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
10,225
Ranked 72nd.

Health spending per capita 4,409.12
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
784.86
Ranked 45th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 24.36
Ranked 59th.
27.33
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Canada
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 77.8 years
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Trinidad and Tobago
67.35 years
Ranked 102nd.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 3
Ranked 162nd.
9
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than Canada
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 33
Ranked 165th.
60
Ranked 107th. 82% more than Canada
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0474
Ranked 64th.
1.48
Ranked 27th. 31 times more than Canada

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 86.4
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Trinidad and Tobago
62.91
Ranked 114th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 53th. 90% more than Trinidad and Tobago
50%
Ranked 121st.
Infant mortality > Female babies 4.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 175th.
13 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 122nd. 3 times more than Canada

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 374
Ranked 177th.
751
Ranked 67th. Twice as much as Canada
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 57.36
Ranked 57th.
199.78
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Twin births 12,305
Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
364
Ranked 52nd.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 91.67
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Trinidad and Tobago
77.49
Ranked 112th.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $3,898.81
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
$1,178.40
Ranked 41st.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 80
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Trinidad and Tobago
70
Ranked 92nd.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.04
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Trinidad and Tobago
26.46
Ranked 46th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 11.29
Ranked 28th.
13.88
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Canada

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.3%
Ranked 130th.
4.97%
Ranked 92nd. 17 times more than Canada
Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 4.72 per 100,000 people
Ranked 191st.
8.93 per 100,000 people
Ranked 174th. 89% more than Canada

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.913
Ranked 19th. 38% more than Trinidad and Tobago
0.66
Ranked 107th.
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 1,057
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
149
Ranked 56th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 31.72
Ranked 46th.
114.89
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Canada

Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 55
Ranked 169th.
140
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Canada

Dependency ratio per 100 45
Ranked 153th. 7% more than Trinidad and Tobago
42
Ranked 158th.
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 12 1
Smoking rate > Women 18
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
5.1
Ranked 1st.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 463
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
130
Ranked 139th.
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Trinidad and Tobago
97.8%
Ranked 28th.

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 174th.
0.0
Ranked 135th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 177th.
26.41 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 11.56
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
4.6
Ranked 19th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 59000 26000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 55%
Ranked 156th.
100%
Ranked 70th. 82% more than Canada
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 854
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
117
Ranked 57th.

Births and maternity > Single births 368,156
Ranked 10th. 21 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
17,720
Ranked 51st.

Diseases > Measles cases 101
Ranked 51st.
0.0
Ranked 156th.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 12
Ranked 134th.
55
Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Canada

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 74
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Trinidad and Tobago
64.2
Ranked 72nd.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 55
Ranked 169th.
140
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Canada

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 14.06
Ranked 165th.
99.23
Ranked 116th. 7 times more than Canada
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 70.1
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Trinidad and Tobago
59.8
Ranked 75th.
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 5,600
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
1,100
Ranked 70th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 0.31
Ranked 69th.
2.5
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Canada
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 10.76
Ranked 162nd.
15.17
Ranked 125th. 41% more than Canada

Spending > Public 6.6% (1999) 2.5%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 76th. The same as Trinidad and Tobago
86.96%
Ranked 62nd.

Total fertility rate 1.5
Ranked 150th.
1.6
Ranked 147th. 7% more than Canada
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider Federal and State. Employment Insurance Employer and National Insurance Board 
Infant mortality > Male babies 5.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 174th.
17.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Canada

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 82
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Trinidad and Tobago
73
Ranked 88th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 55
Ranked 169th.
140
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Canada

Respiratory disease child death rate 0.62 6.38
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 9600 15000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Illegal
Diseases > Pertussis cases 1,472
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 138th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 5
Ranked 81st.
0.0
Ranked 151st.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 170th.
0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 182nd.
13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 3 times more than Canada
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 2,048
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
160
Ranked 95th.
Spending > Private 2.7%
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Trinidad and Tobago
1.8%
Ranked 84th.
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 93th. 3% more than Trinidad and Tobago
92%
Ranked 110th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 98%
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Trinidad and Tobago
85%
Ranked 141st.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.96%
Ranked 57th. 38% more than Trinidad and Tobago
2.14%
Ranked 105th.

Births and maternity > Triplet births 390
Ranked 6th. 65 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
6
Ranked 25th.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.3
Ranked 79th.
2.5
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Canada
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Trinidad and Tobago
93%
Ranked 84th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 100%
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Trinidad and Tobago
87%
Ranked 56th.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 18.34%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
8.01%
Ranked 140th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 7.87%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
3.03%
Ranked 113th.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Trinidad and Tobago
92%
Ranked 122nd.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 99%
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Trinidad and Tobago
88%
Ranked 69th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 83th.
95%
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Canada

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 78
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Trinidad and Tobago
67
Ranked 92nd.
Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 99%
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Trinidad and Tobago
92%
Ranked 64th.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 27.4%
Ranked 104th.
59.23%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Canada

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.2%
Ranked 84th.
1%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 5.02
Ranked 177th.
24.06
Ranked 124th. 5 times more than Canada

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.4%
Ranked 81st.
1.5%
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Canada

Public health spending > % of GDP 7.08%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
2.69%
Ranked 119th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases 1
Ranked 105th.
0.0
Ranked 143th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 22%
Ranked 5th.
42.1%
Ranked 1st. 91% more than Canada

Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Trinidad and Tobago
90%
Ranked 61st.
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 30.1%
Ranked 117th.
62.7%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Canada
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total 100
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Trinidad and Tobago
99
Ranked 34th.
Births with health staff 98%
Ranked 30th.
99%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Canada
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 42.1%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
7.5%
Ranked 48th.
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 97.61%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Trinidad and Tobago
93.99%
Ranked 5th.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 69.98%
Ranked 68th. 25% more than Trinidad and Tobago
56.07%
Ranked 108th.

Deaths > Deaths of infant girls per million people 25.63
Ranked 45th.
90.21
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Canada

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 5.8%
Ranked 59th.
18.8%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.152
Ranked 107th.
0.0
Ranked 148th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 97
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Trinidad and Tobago
89
Ranked 101st.
Smoking prevalence > Females > % of adults 17%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
8%
Ranked 3rd.

Expenditure > Total > % of GDP 9.8%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
3.5%
Ranked 165th.

Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 171st.
10%
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Canada

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Trinidad and Tobago
91%
Ranked 82nd.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Trinidad and Tobago
90
Ranked 64th.
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 179th.
6.6%
Ranked 54th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 9.6%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
3.7%
Ranked 165th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 96
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Trinidad and Tobago
88
Ranked 97th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 89
Ranked 106th. The same as Trinidad and Tobago
89
Ranked 104th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 11.51%
Ranked 125th.
29.73%
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Canada
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 5.26%
Ranked 158th.
12.23%
Ranked 119th. 2 times more than Canada
Reproductive health > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Trinidad and Tobago
97.8%
Ranked 27th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 181st.
0.12%
Ranked 118th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Trinidad and Tobago
92%
Ranked 68th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 63.96%
Ranked 109th.
65.28%
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Canada

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 1.11
Ranked 49th. 15% more than Trinidad and Tobago
0.968
Ranked 163th.
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 27th. The same as Trinidad and Tobago
100%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 0.356
Ranked 13th.
0.0
Ranked 55th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 98.3%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Trinidad and Tobago
96%
Ranked 24th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 6.84%
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
1.36%
Ranked 166th.

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 8.13%
Ranked 76th.
12.72%
Ranked 21st. 56% more than Canada
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 96
Life expectancy > 95% range (82.50-83.00) (74.10-76.40)
Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0304
Ranked 105th.
0.0
Ranked 140th.
Private health spending > % of GDP 3.04%
Ranked 52nd. 44% more than Trinidad and Tobago
2.11%
Ranked 103th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 18.13%
Ranked 12th. 92% more than Trinidad and Tobago
9.42%
Ranked 119th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 181st.
28.93 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Canada

Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 111.22%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
49.91%
Ranked 9th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 12
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 55th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 184,049
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Trinidad and Tobago
9,663
Ranked 72nd.

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 44.7
Ranked 27th.
0.0
Ranked 135th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 5.34
Ranked 48th.
7.34
Ranked 31st. 38% more than Canada

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 10.92
Ranked 32nd.
13.59
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Canada

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 5.61
Ranked 50th.
7.77
Ranked 34th. 38% more than Canada

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 168th.
11%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Canada

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Trinidad and Tobago
92%
Ranked 87th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Trinidad and Tobago
94%
Ranked 84th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Trinidad and Tobago
98%
Ranked 91st.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 7.61%
Ranked 116th.
30.35%
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Canada
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 88.89%
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Trinidad and Tobago
77.93%
Ranked 78th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 19.7%
Ranked 138th.
52.3%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Canada

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