El Salvador vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

El Salvador
72.3 years
in 2024
Tajikistan
71.93 years
in 2024
El Salvador rank
136th
Tajikistan rank
139th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 72.3 years against 71.93 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.37 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tajikistan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 136th and Tajikistan ranks 139th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1960s 49.89 years 54.43 years 4.54 years Tajikistan
1970s 53.1 years 57.68 years 4.58 years Tajikistan
1980s 56.18 years 60.67 years 4.49 years Tajikistan
1990s 64.65 years 60.56 years 4.09 years El Salvador
2000s 69.16 years 66.22 years 2.93 years El Salvador
2010s 71.19 years 69.73 years 1.45 years El Salvador
2020s 71.31 years 70.7 years 0.6154 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 Tajikistan?
El Salvador, at 72.3 years against 71.93 years in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between El Salvador and Tajikistan?
0.37 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tajikistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
El Salvador ranks 136th and Tajikistan ranks 139th 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.