Life expectancy at birth, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in El Salvador stood at 72.3 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in El Salvador peaked at 72.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.29 years, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.89 years | 48.29 years | 51.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.1 years | 51.36 years | 54.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.18 years | 48.59 years | 61.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.65 years | 61.98 years | 67.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.16 years | 67.71 years | 70.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.19 years | 70.91 years | 71.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.31 years | 69.94 years | 72.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 130 Iraq 72.42 years compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 72.4 years compare
- 132 Mongolia 72.4 years compare
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.28 years compare
- 135 India 72.23 years compare
- 136 Tajikistan 71.93 years compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 57,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 53,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 57,891 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 54,053 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 57,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 54,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in El Salvador was 72.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.29 years in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.