Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao
Curacao: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 30.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
30.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 1950
All-time low
30.6%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao is 30.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao peaked at 44.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2020.
That places Curacao 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.4% | — |
| 1951 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 43.1% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 41.6% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 40.7% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 30.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 81% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 30.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.9% | 43.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.6% | 42.0% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.1% | 40.5% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 39.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 37.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 35.9% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.6% | 31.0% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Curacao was 30.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Curacao ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.