Number of deaths in Curacao
Curacao: Number of deaths was 1,846 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,846
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
181st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,934
in 2021
All-time low
988
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths in Curacao stood at 1,846.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Curacao peaked at 1,934 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 988, in 1974.
Curacao ranks 181st of 236 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 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% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1,846 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 11% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 1,846 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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, male, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0747 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 874 (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 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Curacao?
- Number of deaths in Curacao was 1,846 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1,934 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 988 in 1974.
- How does Curacao rank for number of deaths?
- Curacao ranks 181st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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