Number of deaths per year in Curacao
Curacao: Number of deaths per year was 1,846 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,846
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
181st
of 229 countries
All-time high
1,934
in 2021
All-time low
988
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths per year in Curacao stood at 1,846.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Curacao peaked at 1,934 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 988, in 1974.
Curacao ranks 181st of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,178 | — |
| 1951 | 1,155 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 1,135 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 1,119 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 1,109 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 1,092 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1,085 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 1,072 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 1,068 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1,052 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 1,051 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1,041 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1,038 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1,037 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,029 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1,032 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,029 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,023 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,017 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,016 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,005 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 999 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 995 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 989 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 988 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 989 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 989 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 991 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 992 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 992 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 994 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,001 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,007 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,013 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,018 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,026 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,042 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1,045 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1,051 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,074 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,074 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,083 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,092 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,103 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,113 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,121 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,129 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,132 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,148 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,158 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,168 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,177 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,186 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,214 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,237 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,265 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,295 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,324 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,348 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,376 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,352 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,350 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,367 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,387 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,422 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,459 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,532 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,570 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,616 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,699 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1,737 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,934 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1,803 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1,846 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,106 | 1,052 | 1,178 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,031 | 1,016 | 1,051 | 10 |
| 1970s | 992.9 | 988 | 1,005 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,027 | 994 | 1,074 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,115 | 1,074 | 1,158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,259 | 1,168 | 1,376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,475 | 1,350 | 1,699 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,830 | 1,737 | 1,934 | 4 |
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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 19, male, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,124 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Curacao?
- Number of deaths per year in Curacao was 1,846 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,934 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 988 in 1974.
- How does Curacao rank for number of deaths per year?
- Curacao ranks 181st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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