Life Expectancy at Birth in Curacao
Curacao: Life Expectancy at Birth was 76.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.99
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 216 countries
All-time high
76.99
in 2024
All-time low
65.41
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Curacao, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Curacao is 76.99, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Curacao peaked at 76.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.41, in 1960.
Curacao ranks 84th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.41 | — |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 76.99 | +0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 76.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 76.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 76.54 | 75.69 | 76.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More gender data for Curacao
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 682 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 719 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 683 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 720 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 678 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 716 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 682 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 719 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Curacao?
- Life expectancy at birth in Curacao was 76.99 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 76.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.41 in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Curacao ranks 84th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.