Life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy at birth, female was 76.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.49 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
126th
of 217 countries
All-time high
76.49 years
in 2024
All-time low
50.35 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador is 76.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador peaked at 76.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.35 years, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 126th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 50.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 51.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 51.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 51.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 52.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 52.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 53.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 53.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 53.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 54.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 55.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 55.96 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 56.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 56.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 58.28 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 58.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 59.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 58.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 59.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 60.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 60.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 62.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 63.05 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 63.98 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 64.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 65.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 66.62 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 67.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 67.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 68.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 69.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 70.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 71.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 72.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 73.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.67 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.72 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.34 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.16 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 76.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.49 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.1 years | 50.35 years | 53.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.82 years | 53.97 years | 59.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.44 years | 58.94 years | 66.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.71 years | 67.15 years | 72.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.77 years | 72.41 years | 74.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.67 years | 75.19 years | 75.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6 years | 74.34 years | 76.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 123 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.66 years compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 76.6 years compare
- 125 Tonga 76.54 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 76.45 years compare
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.16 years compare
- 129 American Samoa 75.99 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in El Salvador was 76.49 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.35 years in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- El Salvador ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.