Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba
Aruba: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 5.08 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.08 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.38 years
in 1975
All-time low
5.08 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba stood at 5.08 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba peaked at 8.38 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.08 years, in 2023.
Aruba ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.66 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 5.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 5.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 5.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 5.87 years | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 6 years | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 6.13 years | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 6.35 years | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 6.5 years | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 6.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 6.28 years | -6.4% |
| 1962 | 6.55 years | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 6.79 years | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 7.08 years | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 7.27 years | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 7.21 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 7.38 years | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 7.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 7.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 7.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 7.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 7.84 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 8.14 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 8.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8.38 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.23 years | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 8.02 years | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 7.82 years | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 7.6 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 7.24 years | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 6.98 years | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 6.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 6.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 6.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.3 years | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 6.22 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.16 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.11 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.98 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.9 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.82 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.51 years | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.46 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.41 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.39 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.25 years | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.57 years | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 6.33 years | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.21 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.92 years | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 5.88 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.64 years | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.51 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.45 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.83 years | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 5.77 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.99 years | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.62 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 5.15 years | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 5.08 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 years | 5.64 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.02 years | 6.28 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.93 years | 7.54 years | 8.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7 years | 6.18 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9 years | 5.51 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 years | 5.25 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.91 years | 5.45 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 years | 5.08 years | 5.99 years | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
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- Population, female, per capita 0.5277 units per person (2025)
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- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Aruba was 5.08 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 years in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Aruba ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.