Poverty vs life expectancy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty vs life expectancy was 72.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.1
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.1
in 2023
All-time low
43.81
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in El Salvador stood at 72.1. That is the highest value across all 74 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, poverty vs life expectancy in El Salvador peaked at 72.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.81, in 1951.
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 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 67.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.16 | 67.71 | 70.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.19 | 70.91 | 71.72 | 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 poverty vs life expectancy in El Salvador?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in El Salvador was 72.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.81 in 1951.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy 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 Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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