Egypt vs El Salvador: Life expectancy
Egypt
70.99 years
in 2020
El Salvador
71.06 years
in 2020
Egypt rank
100th
El Salvador rank
99th
Life expectancy over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 71.06 years against 70.99 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 100th and El Salvador ranks 99th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 28.8 years | 26.8 years | 2 years | Egypt |
| 1920s | 30.2 years | 28.43 years | 1.77 years | Egypt |
| 1930s | 31.23 years | 32.7 years | 1.47 years | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 43.65 years | 47.2 years | 3.55 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 47.58 years | 52.66 years | 5.08 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 52.2 years | 57.44 years | 5.24 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 58.26 years | 57.97 years | 0.2825 years | Egypt |
| 1990s | 65.23 years | 64.44 years | 0.7889 years | Egypt |
| 2000s | 68.39 years | 70.15 years | 1.76 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 70.07 years | 71.83 years | 1.76 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 70.99 years | 71.06 years | 0.0704 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Egypt or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 71.06 years against 70.99 years in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.07 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 100th and El Salvador ranks 99th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.