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Mortality in Aruba, by the numbers

Aruba sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 76.4 years of life, 93rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Aruba, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
76.4 yrs
93rd of 212
Adult obesity
41.4 %
4th highest of 143
GDP per capita
$39,499
40th highest of 212

8 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Aruba ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 76.4 yrs 93 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 7.8 /1,000 87 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 62.2 /1,000 106 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.1 yrs 96 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 73.0 men/100 women 57 of 212 2024
Adult obesity 41.4 % 4 of 143 2006
Population aged 65+ 17.1 % 52 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $39,499 40 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Aruba's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th highest adult obesity in the world (41.4 %) and the 40th highest GDP per capita in the world ($39,499). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Aruba; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.