Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Curacao
Curacao: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 76.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.99 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
86th
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.99 years
in 2024
All-time low
65.41 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Curacao, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Curacao is 76.99 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Curacao peaked at 76.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.41 years, in 1960.
Curacao ranks 86th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.41 years | — |
| 1961 | 65.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 66.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 66.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 66.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 66.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 67.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 67.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 67.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 67.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 68.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 68.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 69.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 69.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 70.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 71.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 71.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 71.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 72.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 72.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 72.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.49 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.69 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.99 years | +0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 76.99 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 76.99 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.71 years | 65.41 years | 67.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 68.23 years | 70.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.71 years | 70.95 years | 72.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.82 years | 72.44 years | 73.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.82 years | 73.28 years | 74.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.15 years | 75.12 years | 76.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.54 years | 75.69 years | 76.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More health data for Curacao
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3373 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Curacao?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Curacao was 76.99 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 76.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.41 years in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Curacao ranks 86th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.