Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for El Salvador

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for El Salvador was 72.1 years. A difference of +0.13 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for El Salvador were 67.52 years and 76.26 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of El Salvador for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for El Salvador (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for El Salvador (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	48.29	46.31	50.35
1961	48.63	46.62	50.73
1962	49	46.94	51.13
1963	49.38	47.29	51.55
1964	49.75	47.64	51.95
1965	50.21	48.07	52.44
1966	50.67	48.55	52.88
1967	50.84	48.7	53.09
1968	50.84	48.58	53.22
1969	51.28	48.97	53.72
1970	51.36	48.92	53.97
1971	51.67	49.04	54.47
1972	51.96	49.01	55.15
1973	52.78	49.83	55.96
1974	52.89	49.58	56.52
1975	53.42	50.21	56.9
1976	54.38	50.78	58.28
1977	54.05	49.95	58.62
1978	54.71	50.59	59.26
1979	53.81	49.15	59.11
1980	48.59	41.05	58.94
1981	50.89	44.09	59.44
1982	53.34	47.59	60.04
1983	54.37	48.95	60.54
1984	56.57	51.59	62.08
1985	58.03	53.37	63.05
1986	59.33	54.91	63.98
1987	59.4	54.61	64.53
1988	59.98	55.13	65.16
1989	61.25	56.2	66.62
1990	61.98	57.08	67.15
1991	62.54	57.45	67.92
1992	62.94	57.92	68.22
1993	64	59.04	69.1
1994	64.47	59.48	69.61
1995	64.9	59.88	70.07
1996	65.48	60.5	70.57
1997	66.25	61.39	71.17
1998	66.66	61.99	71.33
1999	67.29	62.57	72.01
2000	67.71	63	72.41
2001	67.97	63.38	72.51
2002	68.53	63.83	73.17
2003	68.79	64.11	73.39
2004	69.3	64.6	73.88
2005	69.34	64.53	74.02
2006	69.61	64.75	74.33
2007	69.82	64.95	74.51
2008	70.14	65.38	74.69
2009	70.36	65.73	74.76
2010	70.91	66.38	75.19
2011	71.19	66.75	75.37
2012	71.42	66.98	75.58
2013	71.22	66.52	75.66
2014	71.14	66.31	75.72
2015	70.95	65.99	75.67
2016	70.91	65.79	75.77
2017	71.01	65.93	75.81
2018	71.38	66.5	75.94
2019	71.72	67.1	75.98
2020	70.24	65.47	74.72
2021	69.94	65.2	74.34
2022	71.97	67.37	76.16
2023	72.1	67.52	76.26