Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — El Salvador

Female life expectancy in El Salvador in 2024 — 76.49 years. Ranked 126 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 51.9%.

2024 76.49 years +0.29% vs 2023
World rank 126of 217
Period maximum 76.49 years2024
Period minimum 50.35 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — El Salvador, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.35 years1962: 51.13 years1964: 51.95 years1966: 52.88 years1968: 53.22 years1970: 53.97 years1972: 55.15 years1974: 56.52 years1976: 58.28 years1978: 59.26 years1980: 58.94 years1982: 60.04 years1984: 62.08 years1986: 63.98 years1988: 65.16 years1990: 67.15 years1992: 68.22 years1994: 69.61 years1996: 70.57 years1998: 71.33 years2000: 72.41 years2002: 73.17 years2004: 73.88 years2006: 74.33 years2008: 74.69 years2010: 75.19 years2012: 75.59 years2014: 75.72 years2016: 75.77 years2018: 75.94 years2020: 74.72 years2022: 76.16 years2024: 76.49 years
Change over the period: +26.14 (+51.91%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 76.49 years
World 75.97 years
Central America computed 77.77 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76.49 +0.22 +0.29%
2023 76.26 +0.1 +0.13%
2022 76.16 +1.82 +2.45%
2021 74.34 −0.37 −0.5%
2020 74.72 −1.26 −1.66%
2019 75.98 +0.03 +0.05%
2018 75.94 +0.13 +0.18%
2017 75.81 +0.04 +0.05%
2016 75.77 +0.11 +0.14%
2015 75.67 −0.06 −0.07%
2014 75.72 +0.06 +0.08%
2013 75.66 +0.08 +0.1%
2012 75.59 +0.21 +0.28%
2011 75.37 +0.19 +0.25%
2010 75.19 +0.42 +0.57%
2009 74.76 +0.08 +0.1%
2008 74.69 +0.18 +0.24%
2007 74.51 +0.18 +0.24%
2006 74.33 +0.3 +0.41%
2005 74.02 +0.14 +0.19%
2004 73.88 +0.49 +0.67%
2003 73.39 +0.22 +0.3%
2002 73.17 +0.66 +0.91%
2001 72.51 +0.1 +0.14%
2000 72.41 +0.4 +0.56%
1999 72.01 +0.67 +0.94%
1998 71.33 +0.16 +0.23%
1997 71.17 +0.6 +0.85%
1996 70.57 +0.5 +0.71%
1995 70.07 +0.47 +0.67%
1994 69.61 +0.51 +0.73%
1993 69.1 +0.88 +1.3%
1992 68.22 +0.3 +0.44%
1991 67.92 +0.77 +1.14%
1990 67.15 +0.53 +0.79%
1989 66.62 +1.46 +2.24%
1988 65.16 +0.63 +0.97%
1987 64.53 +0.55 +0.86%
1986 63.98 +0.93 +1.48%
1985 63.05 +0.97 +1.57%
1984 62.08 +1.53 +2.53%
1983 60.54 +0.5 +0.83%
1982 60.04 +0.6 +1.02%
1981 59.44 +0.49 +0.83%
1980 58.94 −0.17 −0.28%
1979 59.11 −0.15 −0.24%
1978 59.26 +0.64 +1.08%
1977 58.62 +0.34 +0.58%
1976 58.28 +1.38 +2.42%
1975 56.9 +0.38 +0.67%
1974 56.52 +0.56 +1%
1973 55.96 +0.81 +1.46%
1972 55.15 +0.68 +1.25%
1971 54.47 +0.51 +0.94%
1970 53.97 +0.25 +0.46%
1969 53.72 +0.5 +0.94%
1968 53.22 +0.13 +0.24%
1967 53.09 +0.21 +0.4%
1966 52.88 +0.45 +0.85%
1965 52.44 +0.48 +0.93%
1964 51.95 +0.41 +0.79%
1963 51.55 +0.42 +0.81%
1962 51.13 +0.41 +0.8%
1961 50.73 +0.38 +0.74%
1960 50.35

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.