Life expectancy at different ages in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy at different ages was 72.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at different ages in El Salvador, 1920–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 72.1 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in El Salvador peaked at 72.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1920.
El Salvador ranks 151st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 1930s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 1940s | 36 | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 1950s | 45.86 | 43.81 | 47.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.89 | 48.29 | 51.28 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.1 | 51.36 | 54.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.18 | 48.59 | 61.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.65 | 61.98 | 67.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.16 | 67.71 | 70.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.19 | 70.91 | 71.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.06 | 69.94 | 72.1 | 4 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 different ages in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy at different ages in El Salvador was 72.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1920.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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