El Salvador vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, male

El Salvador
67.76 years
in 2024
Yemen
67.37 years
in 2024
El Salvador rank
151st
Yemen rank
152nd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Yemen
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 67.76 years against 67.37 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.39 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 152nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 47.77 years 33 years 14.77 years El Salvador
1970s 49.71 years 42.89 years 6.82 years El Salvador
1980s 50.75 years 52.41 years 1.66 years Yemen
1990s 59.73 years 58.34 years 1.39 years El Salvador
2000s 64.43 years 63.13 years 1.3 years El Salvador
2010s 66.43 years 64.67 years 1.76 years El Salvador
2020s 66.66 years 65.34 years 1.33 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, El Salvador or Yemen?
El Salvador, at 67.76 years against 67.37 years in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between El Salvador and Yemen?
0.39 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
El Salvador ranks 151st and Yemen ranks 152nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.