Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1087 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1087
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3741
in 1951
All-time low
0.1087
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1087 for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in El Salvador peaked at 0.3741 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.1087, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3699 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3741 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3652 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3643 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3611 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3576 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3539 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3496 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.3449 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3421 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3388 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.335 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3309 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3267 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3224 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3171 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3101 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3052 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3006 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2939 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2894 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2846 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2783 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2714 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2656 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2617 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2553 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2535 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2469 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2459 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2483 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2433 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2331 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2238 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2132 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2056 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2005 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1925 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1868 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1796 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1715 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.165 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1593 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1556 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1514 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1476 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1449 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1415 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1413 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1364 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.134 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1333 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1297 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.129 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1259 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1252 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1232 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1224 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1213 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1216 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1184 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1171 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1152 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1146 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1139 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1141 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1138 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1133 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1122 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1105 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1116 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1127 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1093 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1087 | -0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1087 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1061, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1087 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1035, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3583 | 0.3421 | 0.3741 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3181 | 0.2939 | 0.3388 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2653 | 0.2459 | 0.2894 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2127 | 0.1796 | 0.2483 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1514 | 0.1364 | 0.1715 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1266 | 0.1213 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1143 | 0.1105 | 0.1184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1106 | 0.1087 | 0.1127 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in El Salvador was 0.1087 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3741 in 1951.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1087 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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