Life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao
Curacao: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.8 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao is 76.8 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao peaked at 76.8 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.29 years, in 1950.
Curacao ranks 96th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.87 years | 60.29 years | 65.08 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.71 years | 65.41 years | 67.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 68.23 years | 70.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.71 years | 70.95 years | 72.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.82 years | 72.44 years | 73.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.82 years | 73.28 years | 74.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.15 years | 75.12 years | 76.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.43 years | 75.69 years | 76.8 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
- 94 Hungary 77.02 years compare
- 95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
- 97 Saint Helena 76.79 years compare
- 98 Serbia 76.77 years compare
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 years compare
More health data for Curacao
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,052 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 852 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 874 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 910 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 948 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Curacao was 76.8 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.29 years in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Curacao ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.