Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Curacao
Curacao: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 76.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.8
in 2023
All-time low
60.29
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 76.8 for life expectancy vs health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Curacao peaked at 76.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.29, in 1950.
That places Curacao 96th 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 vs health expenditure in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.29 | — |
| 1951 | 60.97 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 61.59 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 62.14 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 62.71 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 63.26 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 63.76 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 64.25 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 64.66 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 65.08 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 65.41 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 65.75 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 66.03 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 66.31 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 66.59 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 66.86 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 67.14 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 67.41 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 67.67 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 67.93 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.23 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 68.5 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 68.81 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 69.09 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 69.39 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.67 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 69.95 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.2 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.44 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 70.72 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.95 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 71.17 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 71.38 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 71.53 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.72 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.87 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 72.14 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.23 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.15 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 72.44 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 72.54 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.65 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.7 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.79 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.83 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.94 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.03 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.08 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.17 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.28 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.36 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.47 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.6 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.73 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.87 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.98 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.14 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.31 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.48 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.12 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 75.58 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.96 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.24 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.38 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.48 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.32 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.42 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.49 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.49 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.69 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.73 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.8 | +0.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 76.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 76.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.87 | 60.29 | 65.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.71 | 65.41 | 67.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5 | 68.23 | 70.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.71 | 70.95 | 72.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.82 | 72.44 | 73.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.82 | 73.28 | 74.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.15 | 75.12 | 76.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.43 | 75.69 | 76.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 93 Tokelau 77.05 compare
- 94 Hungary 77.02 compare
- 95 French Guiana 76.98 compare
- 97 Saint Helena 76.79 compare
- 98 Serbia 76.77 compare
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 compare
More health data for Curacao
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 874 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 852 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 814 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0747 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Curacao?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Curacao was 76.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.29 in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Curacao ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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