Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Curacao or Saint Helena?

Curacao, at 80.82 years against 80.62 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Saint Helena?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Curacao vs Saint Helena: Life expectancy by sex

Curacao

80.82 years

in 2023

Saint Helena

80.62 years

in 2023

Curacao rank

78th

Saint Helena rank

81st

Life expectancy by sex over time

Curacao
Saint Helena

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 80.82 years against 80.62 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Curacao ranks 78th and Saint Helena ranks 81st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	Saint Helena	Difference	Ahead
1950s	64.62 years	69.08 years	4.47 years	Saint Helena
1960s	68.76 years	70.68 years	1.92 years	Saint Helena
1970s	71.83 years	71.83 years	0.0011 years	Saint Helena
1980s	74.17 years	73.46 years	0.7036 years	Curacao
1990s	75.5 years	76.38 years	0.8859 years	Saint Helena
2000s	76.84 years	79.32 years	2.48 years	Saint Helena
2010s	79.9 years	79.75 years	0.1426 years	Curacao
2020s	80.48 years	80.64 years	0.1695 years	Saint Helena

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Curacao or Saint Helena?: Curacao, at 80.82 years against 80.62 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Curacao and Saint Helena?: 0.2 years, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Saint Helena?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Saint Helena rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Curacao ranks 78th and Saint Helena ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.