Difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 8.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador is 8.69, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador peaked at 19.43 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 1950.
El Salvador ranks 11th 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.1 | — |
| 1951 | 2.24 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 2.73 | +21.9% |
| 1953 | 2.72 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.8 | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 2.87 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 2.95 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 3.05 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 3.19 | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 3.23 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 3.3 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 3.36 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 3.42 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 3.47 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 3.51 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 3.59 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.56 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.66 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 4 | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 4.17 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 4.51 | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 4.95 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 5.84 | +17.8% |
| 1973 | 5.77 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 6.8 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 6.39 | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 7.17 | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 8.58 | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 8.51 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 10.11 | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 19.43 | +92.2% |
| 1981 | 16.32 | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 12.82 | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 11.8 | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 10.43 | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 9.49 | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 8.77 | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 9.66 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 9.81 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 10.29 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 9.89 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 10.27 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 10.11 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.84 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.92 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.61 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.2 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 9.28 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.24 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.73 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 9.18 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 9.13 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.12 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.35 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.44 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.43 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.19 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 8.93 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.68 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.48 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 9.29 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.56 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.88 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.79 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.36 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 8.81 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.74 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 8.69 | -0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.72, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +92.2% | 10.11 | 19.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 | 2.1 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.86 | 4.51 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.88 | 8.77 | 19.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.17 | 8.73 | 9.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.13 | 8.48 | 9.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 | 8.69 | 9.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in El Salvador was 8.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.43 in 1980.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 1950.
- How does El Salvador rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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