Death rate in Curacao
Curacao: Death rate was 9.94 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Death rate in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate in Curacao is 9.94 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in Curacao peaked at 11.6 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 6.36 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1979.
That places Curacao 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 8 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Curacao
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 16,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,121 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,192 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 20.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in Curacao?
- Death rate in Curacao was 9.94 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest death rate recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 1979.
- How does Curacao rank for death rate?
- Curacao ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is death rate rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.