Life expectancy at birth, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Life expectancy at birth, male was 67.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.76 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
150th
of 217 countries
All-time high
67.76 years
in 2024
All-time low
41.05 years
in 1980
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in El Salvador, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 67.76 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in El Salvador peaked at 67.76 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.05 years, in 1980.

El Salvador ranks 150th 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, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in El Salvador, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 46.31 years
1961 46.62 years +0.7%
1962 46.94 years +0.7%
1963 47.29 years +0.7%
1964 47.63 years +0.7%
1965 48.07 years +0.9%
1966 48.55 years +1.0%
1967 48.7 years +0.3%
1968 48.58 years -0.2%
1969 48.97 years +0.8%
1970 48.92 years -0.1%
1971 49.04 years +0.2%
1972 49.01 years -0.1%
1973 49.83 years +1.7%
1974 49.58 years -0.5%
1975 50.21 years +1.3%
1976 50.78 years +1.1%
1977 49.95 years -1.6%
1978 50.59 years +1.3%
1979 49.15 years -2.9%
1980 41.05 years -16.5%
1981 44.09 years +7.4%
1982 47.59 years +7.9%
1983 48.95 years +2.9%
1984 51.59 years +5.4%
1985 53.37 years +3.5%
1986 54.91 years +2.9%
1987 54.61 years -0.6%
1988 55.13 years +1.0%
1989 56.2 years +2.0%
1990 57.08 years +1.6%
1991 57.45 years +0.7%
1992 57.91 years +0.8%
1993 59.04 years +1.9%
1994 59.48 years +0.7%
1995 59.88 years +0.7%
1996 60.5 years +1.0%
1997 61.39 years +1.5%
1998 61.99 years +1.0%
1999 62.57 years +0.9%
2000 63 years +0.7%
2001 63.38 years +0.6%
2002 63.83 years +0.7%
2003 64.11 years +0.4%
2004 64.6 years +0.8%
2005 64.53 years -0.1%
2006 64.75 years +0.3%
2007 64.95 years +0.3%
2008 65.38 years +0.7%
2009 65.73 years +0.5%
2010 66.38 years +1.0%
2011 66.75 years +0.6%
2012 66.98 years +0.3%
2013 66.52 years -0.7%
2014 66.31 years -0.3%
2015 65.99 years -0.5%
2016 65.79 years -0.3%
2017 65.93 years +0.2%
2018 66.5 years +0.9%
2019 67.1 years +0.9%
2020 65.47 years -2.4%
2021 65.2 years -0.4%
2022 67.37 years +3.3%
2023 67.52 years +0.2%
2024 67.76 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.77 years 46.31 years 48.97 years 10
1970s 49.71 years 48.92 years 50.78 years 10
1980s 50.75 years 41.05 years 56.2 years 10
1990s 59.73 years 57.08 years 62.57 years 10
2000s 64.43 years 63 years 65.73 years 10
2010s 66.43 years 65.79 years 67.1 years 10
2020s 66.66 years 65.2 years 67.76 years 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 147 Russian Federation 68.26 years compare
  2. 148 Cambodia 68.15 years compare
  3. 149 Mongolia 67.92 years compare
  4. 151 Yemen 67.37 years compare
  5. 152 Palau 67.25 years compare
  6. 153 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.02 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in El Salvador?
Life expectancy at birth, male in El Salvador was 67.76 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 67.76 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 41.05 years in 1980.
How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
El Salvador ranks 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.