Life expectancy at birth, projections in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy at birth, projections was 85.33 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, projections in El Salvador, 2024–2100
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 85.33 years for life expectancy at birth, projections in 2100. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, projections in El Salvador peaked at 85.33 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 72.3 years, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 72.84 years | 72.3 years | 73.37 years | 6 |
| 2030s | 74.5 years | 73.58 years | 75.41 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 76.46 years | 75.61 years | 77.31 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 78.32 years | 77.5 years | 79.13 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 80.08 years | 79.31 years | 80.83 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 81.69 years | 80.99 years | 82.39 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 83.21 years | 82.54 years | 83.85 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 84.6 years | 83.99 years | 85.19 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 85.33 years | 85.33 years | 85.33 years | 1 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 64,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 62,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 63,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,333 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, projections in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy at birth, projections in El Salvador was 85.33 years in 2100, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.33 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3 years in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy at birth, projections?
- El Salvador ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at birth, projections rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.