Life expectancy at birth in Curacao
Curacao: Life expectancy at birth was 76.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 76.8 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Curacao peaked at 76.8 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.29 years, in 1950.
Curacao ranks 96th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.87 years | 60.29 years | 65.08 years | 10 |
| 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 | 76.43 years | 75.69 years | 76.8 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
- 94 Hungary 77.02 years compare
- 95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
- 97 Saint Helena 76.79 years compare
- 98 Serbia 76.77 years compare
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 years compare
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)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 16,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,113 (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 20.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Curacao?
- Life expectancy at birth in Curacao was 76.8 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.29 years in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Curacao ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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