Survival to age 65, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival to age 65, female was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in El Salvador is 82.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in El Salvador peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 135th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.0% | — |
| 1961 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 47.5% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 50.9% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 52.5% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.4% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 57.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 62.9% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 69.7% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 70.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 82.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.9%, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 82.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 45.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 48.4% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 57.1% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 69.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.4% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 80.7% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 78.6% | 82.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 132 Syrian Arab Republic 82.7% compare
- 133 American Samoa 82.6% compare
- 134 Honduras 82.5% compare
- 136 Suriname 82.1% compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 81.8% compare
- 138 Republic of Moldova 81.8% 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)
- 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 survival to age 65, female in El Salvador?
- Survival to age 65, female in El Salvador was 82.3% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival to age 65, female?
- El Salvador ranks 135th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.