El Salvador vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Life expectancy at birth, total

El Salvador
72.3 years
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
72.28 years
in 2024
El Salvador rank
136th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
137th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 72.3 years against 72.28 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

El Salvador ranks 136th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 137th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1960s 49.89 years 59.15 years 9.26 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1970s 53.1 years 62.93 years 9.82 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1980s 56.18 years 65.18 years 9 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 64.65 years 67.08 years 2.43 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 69.16 years 70.77 years 1.61 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 71.19 years 71.33 years 0.1464 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s 71.31 years 71.04 years 0.2728 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, El Salvador or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
El Salvador, at 72.3 years against 72.28 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.02 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
El Salvador ranks 136th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 137th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.