Sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sex gap in life expectancy was 8.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.74 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
17.9 years
in 1980
All-time low
3.76 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador stood at 8.74 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador peaked at 17.9 years in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.76 years, in 1951.
El Salvador ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.91 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.76 years | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 4.06 years | +8.0% |
| 1953 | 3.9 years | -4.0% |
| 1954 | 3.85 years | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.82 years | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 3.81 years | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 3.96 years | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 3.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 4.11 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 4.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 4.25 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 4.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.33 years | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 4.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 4.64 years | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 4.75 years | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 5.04 years | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 5.43 years | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 6.14 years | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 6.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 6.94 years | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 6.69 years | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 7.5 years | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 8.67 years | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 8.67 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.96 years | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 17.9 years | +79.6% |
| 1981 | 15.35 years | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 12.45 years | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 11.59 years | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 10.49 years | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 9.68 years | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 9.07 years | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 9.93 years | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 10.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.42 years | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 10.07 years | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 10.47 years | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 10.3 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.06 years | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 10.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 10.07 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.78 years | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.34 years | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 9.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.12 years | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.34 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.49 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.31 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.04 years | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.81 years | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.63 years | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.14 years | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 9.41 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.68 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 9.98 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.88 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.44 years | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.88 years | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.25 years | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9.15 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.79 years | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 8.74 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.89 years | 3.76 years | 4.06 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.34 years | 4.04 years | 4.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.12 years | 5.04 years | 9.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.69 years | 9.07 years | 17.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.99 years | 9.34 years | 10.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.34 years | 9.04 years | 9.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.24 years | 8.61 years | 9.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 years | 8.74 years | 9.25 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 10 Republic of Moldova 8.97 years compare
- 11 Latvia 8.91 years compare
- 12 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.76 years compare
- 14 Thailand 8.7 years compare
- 15 Curaçao 8.37 years compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 8.28 years compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in El Salvador was 8.74 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9 years in 1980.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 years in 1951.
- How does El Salvador rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.