El Salvador vs Thailand: Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality
El Salvador
8.74 years
in 2023
Thailand
8.7 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
13th
Thailand rank
14th
Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.74 years against 8.7 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.89 years | 2.36 years | 1.53 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 4.34 years | 4.24 years | 0.1021 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 7.12 years | 5.83 years | 1.29 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11.69 years | 6.63 years | 5.06 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.99 years | 7.56 years | 2.42 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9.34 years | 7.35 years | 1.99 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9.24 years | 8.24 years | 1.01 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.98 years | 8.8 years | 0.1843 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality, El Salvador or Thailand?
- El Salvador, at 8.74 years against 8.7 years in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 0.04 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality?
- El Salvador ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.