Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Curacao
Curacao: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Curacao stood at 1.07 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Curacao peaked at 5.19 live births per woman in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.07 live births per woman, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 live births per woman | 4.98 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.48 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 5.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 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)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,156 (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 16,953 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10,081 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 20.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Curacao?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Curacao was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Curacao ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.