Life expectancy at birth in Aruba
Aruba: Life expectancy at birth was 76.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.35 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
104th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.35 years
in 2023
All-time low
57.99 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Aruba is 76.35 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Aruba peaked at 76.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.99 years, in 1950.
That places Aruba 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Aruba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.99 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 59.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 60.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 60.82 years | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 61.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 62.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 62.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 63.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 63.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 64.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 64.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 64.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 64.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 65.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 65.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 66.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 66.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 66.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 67.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 67.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 67.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 68.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 68.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 69.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 69.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 70.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 70.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 71.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 71.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 71.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 71.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 72.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 72.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 72.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 72.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 72.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 72.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.41 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.66 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.23 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 76.35 years | +0.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 76.35 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 76.35 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61 years | 57.99 years | 63.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.51 years | 64.05 years | 67.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.19 years | 67.44 years | 70.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.8 years | 70.77 years | 72.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.78 years | 72.55 years | 72.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.39 years | 72.94 years | 73.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.25 years | 74.3 years | 76.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.41 years | 73.66 years | 76.35 years | 4 |
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More health data for Aruba
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7288 % 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 1,424 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 574 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 604 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 568 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 547 (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Aruba?
- Life expectancy at birth in Aruba was 76.35 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 76.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.99 years in 1950.
- How does Aruba rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Aruba ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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