Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 5.08 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Aruba is 5.08 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Aruba peaked at 8.38 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.08 years, in 2023.
That places Aruba 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 GDP per capita 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Aruba?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 gdp per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 years in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Aruba ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.