Healthy life expectancy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Healthy life expectancy was 62.2 Years in 2021. ▬ Flat
Healthy life expectancy in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy in El Salvador stood at 62.2 Years.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in El Salvador peaked at 65 Years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.02 Years, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.02 Years | — |
| 2001 | 62.09 Years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 63.29 Years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 63.14 Years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.29 Years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.37 Years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 63.59 Years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.97 Years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.21 Years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.89 Years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.38 Years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 Years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 64.69 Years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.02 Years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.13 Years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 63.8 Years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.96 Years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.65 Years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.39 Years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.58 Years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 62.2 Years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.29 Years | 62.02 Years | 64.21 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.24 Years | 63.13 Years | 65 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.39 Years | 62.2 Years | 62.58 Years | 2 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in El Salvador?
- Healthy life expectancy in El Salvador was 62.2 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65 Years in 2012.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.02 Years in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for healthy life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.