Life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao
Curacao: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.8 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.8 years
in 2023
All-time low
60.29 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao, 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 vs. health spending in Curacao is 76.8 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending 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.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.29 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 61.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 62.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 62.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 63.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 63.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 64.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 64.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 65.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 65.41 years | +0.5% |
| 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% |
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,726 (2090)
- 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)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.29 years in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Curacao ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.