Difference in male and female life expectancy in Curacao
Curacao: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 8.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.03
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.1
in 2020
All-time low
2.95
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 8.03 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Curacao peaked at 8.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.95, in 1950.
That places Curacao 16th 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.95 | — |
| 1951 | 3.03 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 3.02 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 2.96 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 2.99 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.04 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 3.15 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 3.22 | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 3.28 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 3.38 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 3.46 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 3.45 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 3.51 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.56 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 3.62 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.67 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.7 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.79 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.82 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.9 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 3.96 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 4.07 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.11 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.18 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 4.25 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4.27 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.3 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 4.34 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.32 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.4 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 4.46 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 4.52 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 4.53 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.61 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.62 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.62 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.65 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.7 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.73 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.65 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.77 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.83 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.9 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.92 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.02 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 5.08 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.17 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.27 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.34 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.44 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.53 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.57 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.64 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.69 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.75 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.91 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.93 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.93 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.96 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.38 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.86 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 6.91 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.03 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.26 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.62 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.98 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.96 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.98 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.99 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.92 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.03 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.03 | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 8.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 8.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.72, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1 | 2.95 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.65 | 3.45 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.22 | 3.96 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.61 | 4.46 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 | 4.77 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 | 5.53 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 6.38 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 | 7.92 | 8.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More health data for Curacao
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 874 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 852 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 814 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0747 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Curacao?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Curacao was 8.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Curacao ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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