Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao
Curaçao: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao peaked at 7.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
Curaçao ranks 147th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.0% | — |
| 1951 | 6.7% | -5.2% |
| 1952 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 6.0% | -5.3% |
| 1954 | 5.7% | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 5.4% | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 5.1% | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 4.6% | -4.8% |
| 1959 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 4.0% | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 144 Albania 0.7% compare
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- 148 Gibraltar 0.7% compare
- 149 Saint Martin (French part) 0.7% compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7% compare
More reference data data for Curaçao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Curaçao was 0.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Curaçao ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.