Life expectancy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy was 71.06 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in El Salvador, 1913–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in El Salvador stood at 71.06 years.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in El Salvador peaked at 71.85 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.8 years, in 1913.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Life expectancy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 26.8 years | — |
| 1925 | 28.24 years | +5.4% |
| 1929 | 28.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 30.79 years | +7.6% |
| 1938 | 34.61 years | +12.4% |
| 1950 | 45.1 years | +30.3% |
| 1955 | 49.3 years | +9.3% |
| 1960 | 50.82 years | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 54.49 years | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 57.35 years | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 57.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 56.34 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 59.61 years | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 62.55 years | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 66.33 years | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 69.86 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 70.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 71.81 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.06 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26.8 years | 26.8 years | 26.8 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.43 years | 28.24 years | 28.61 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.7 years | 30.79 years | 34.61 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 47.2 years | 45.1 years | 49.3 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 52.66 years | 50.82 years | 54.49 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.44 years | 57.35 years | 57.53 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.97 years | 56.34 years | 59.61 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.44 years | 62.55 years | 66.33 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.15 years | 69.86 years | 70.44 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.83 years | 71.81 years | 71.85 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.06 years | 71.06 years | 71.06 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 96 Honduras 71.46 years compare
- 97 Russian Federation 71.34 years compare
- 98 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 71.09 years compare
- 100 Egypt 70.99 years compare
- 101 Cambodia 70.42 years compare
- 102 Uzbekistan 70.33 years compare
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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.4038 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy in El Salvador was 71.06 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.85 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 years in 1913.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.