El Salvador vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy for people of different ages
El Salvador
72.1 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
71.79 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- El Salvador
- Tajikistan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 72.1 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.86 years | 50.7 years | 4.83 years | Tajikistan |
| 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 | 71.06 years | 70.39 years | 0.6756 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, El Salvador or Tajikistan?
- El Salvador, at 72.1 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between El Salvador and Tajikistan?
- 0.31 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.