Life expectancy for both sexes rose 0.300% to 73.8 years in El Salvador in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in El Salvador reached an all time high of 73.8 years in 2024 and an all time low of 45.1 years in 1955. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in Costa Rica amounted to 81.0 years, 73.7 years in Guatemala, 75.4 years in Honduras and 76.5 years in Nicaragua in 2024.
El Salvador has been ranked 89th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Belize | years | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | years | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | years | 84.5 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | years | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | years | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 84.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | years | 86.1 | 86.2 | 86.3 | 86.4 | 86.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | years | 85.1 | 85.3 | 85.4 | 85.5 | 85.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | years | 89.5 | 89.6 | 89.7 | 89.8 | 89.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 88.5 | 88.6 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 89.0 |
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