Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador
El Salvador: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 7.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.49 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.49 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.09 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador is 7.49 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador peaked at 7.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.09 years, in 1951.
That places El Salvador 138th 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 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.13 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.09 years | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 5.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 5.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 5.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 5.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 5.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 5.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.24 years | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 5.23 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 5.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.38 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 5.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.36 years | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.27 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.38 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.46 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 5.61 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 5.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.68 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.88 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 5.84 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 5.94 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.9 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.07 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 6.25 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 6.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.36 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.75 years | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 6.59 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.45 years | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 7.49 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.19 years | 5.09 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.31 years | 5.28 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 years | 5.21 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.51 years | 5.27 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.15 years | 5.84 years | 6.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 years | 6.54 years | 7.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.27 years | 7.12 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.07 years | 6.59 years | 7.49 years | 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)
- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in El Salvador was 7.49 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 years in 1951.
- How does El Salvador rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- El Salvador ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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