Life expectancy at birth, female in Curacao

Curacao: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.96 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
80.96 years
in 2024
All-time low
67.35 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Curacao, 1960–2024

020406080196019922024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Curacao stood at 80.96 years. 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 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Curacao peaked at 80.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.35 years, in 1960.

Curacao ranks 70th of 215 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 68.76 years 67.35 years 70.12 years 10
1970s 71.83 years 70.44 years 73.11 years 10
1980s 74.17 years 73.36 years 74.73 years 10
1990s 75.5 years 74.95 years 76.06 years 10
2000s 76.84 years 76.21 years 77.53 years 10
2010s 79.9 years 78.37 years 80.57 years 10
2020s 80.57 years 79.71 years 80.96 years 5

Countries ranked near Curacao

  1. 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 81.07 years compare
  2. 68 Thailand 80.98 years compare
  3. 69 China 80.97 years compare
  4. 71 Northern Mariana Islands 80.87 years compare
  5. 72 Sri Lanka 80.75 years compare
  6. 73 Seychelles 80.7 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Curacao?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Curacao was 80.96 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Curacao?
The highest recorded value was 80.96 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Curacao?
The lowest recorded value was 67.35 years in 1960.
How does Curacao rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Curacao ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Curacao?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Curacao data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.