Survival to age 65, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival to age 65, male was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 64.4% for survival to age 65, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in El Salvador peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 161st of 218 countries on this measure, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.7% | — |
| 1961 | 37.1% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 39.2% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 38.4% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 38.5% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 40.0% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 41.5% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 40.1% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 21.6% | -41.4% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | +29.0% |
| 1982 | 34.2% | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 40.9% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 44.0% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 45.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 64.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 64.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.6%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -41.4% | 36.9% | 21.6% |
| 1981 | +29.0% | 21.6% | 27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.3% | 36.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 36.9% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 21.6% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 48.3% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 57.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 60.9% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 58.3% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 158 Botswana 65.7% compare
- 159 Philippines 65.4% compare
- 160 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.2% compare
- 162 Kiribati 64.0% compare
- 163 Afghanistan 64.0% compare
- 164 Palestine, State of 63.8% 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, male in El Salvador?
- Survival to age 65, male in El Salvador was 64.4% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival to age 65, male?
- El Salvador ranks 161st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male (% 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.