Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba
Aruba: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 78.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.78 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
119th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.81 years
in 2019
All-time low
60.87 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba stood at 78.78 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba peaked at 78.81 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.87 years, in 1950.
Aruba ranks 119th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.87 years | — |
| 1951 | 61.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 62.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 63 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 63.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 64.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 65.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 65.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 66.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 66.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 67.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 67.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 67.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 68.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 68.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 69.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 69.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 70.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 70.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 71.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 71.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 73.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 73.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 73.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 73.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 74.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 74.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 74.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 75.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 75.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 75.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 75.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 75.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 75.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 75.7 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 75.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.87 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 77.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.33 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 76.42 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.69 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 78.78 years | +0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 78.78 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 78.78 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64 years | 60.87 years | 66.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.08 years | 67.39 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.22 years | 71.28 years | 74.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.19 years | 74.42 years | 75.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.72 years | 75.57 years | 75.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.04 years | 75.65 years | 76.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.14 years | 77.57 years | 78.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.06 years | 76.42 years | 78.78 years | 4 |
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More health data for Aruba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7288 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,424 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 547 (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0162 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Aruba was 78.78 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.81 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.87 years in 1950.
- How does Aruba rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Aruba ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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