Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Curaçao
Curaçao: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality was 8.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.37 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.44 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.66 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Curaçao, 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 Curaçao stood at 8.37 years.
That represents a change of up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Curaçao peaked at 8.44 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.66 years, in 1953.
That places Curaçao 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.71 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.77 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 3.74 years | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 3.66 years | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 3.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 3.86 years | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 3.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 4 years | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 4.07 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 4.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 4.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 4.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.35 years | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 4.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.46 years | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 4.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 4.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.79 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 4.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.98 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.05 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.04 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.18 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 5.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 5.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.46 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.64 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.85 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.96 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.36 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.76 years | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.22 years | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 7.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.96 years | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.34 years | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.25 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.37 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.78 years | 3.66 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.22 years | 4.05 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.75 years | 4.52 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.04 years | 4.94 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.53 years | 5.18 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.26 years | 6.06 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.75 years | 6.76 years | 8.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 years | 8.25 years | 8.44 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 12 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.76 years compare
- 13 El Salvador 8.74 years compare
- 14 Thailand 8.7 years compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 8.28 years compare
- 17 Estonia 8.14 years compare
- 18 Armenia 8.07 years compare
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- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 1,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,124 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Curaçao?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality in Curaçao was 8.37 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 Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 years in 1953.
- How does Curaçao rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- Curaçao ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao 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.