Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) was 72.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.1 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.1 years
in 2023
All-time low
28 years
in 1920
Years of data
77
1920–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1920–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 72.1 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 72.1 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28 years, in 1920.
That places El Salvador 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 28 years | — |
| 1930 | 29 years | +3.6% |
| 1940 | 36 years | +24.1% |
| 1950 | 44.2 years | +22.8% |
| 1951 | 43.81 years | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 44.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 44.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 45.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 46.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 46.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 47.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 47.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 47.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 48.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 48.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 49 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 49.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 49.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 50.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 50.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 50.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 50.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 51.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 51.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 51.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 52.78 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 52.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.42 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 54.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 54.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 54.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 53.8 years | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 48.59 years | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 50.89 years | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 53.34 years | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 54.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 56.57 years | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 58.03 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 59.33 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 59.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.25 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 61.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 62.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 62.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 64.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 65.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 66.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 66.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 67.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 67.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 70.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 70.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 71.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 71.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.24 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 69.94 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.97 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.1 years | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 72.1 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 72.1 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 28 years | 28 years | 28 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 29 years | 29 years | 29 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 36 years | 36 years | 36 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 45.86 years | 43.81 years | 47.97 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.89 years | 48.29 years | 51.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.1 years | 51.36 years | 54.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.18 years | 48.59 years | 61.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.65 years | 61.98 years | 67.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.16 years | 67.71 years | 70.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.19 years | 70.91 years | 71.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.06 years | 69.94 years | 72.1 years | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 72.1 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 years in 1920.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.