Life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 21.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador is 21.37 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador peaked at 21.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.46 years, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 118th of 215 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.27 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 15.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 15.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 15.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 15.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.23 years | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 14.98 years | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 14.69 years | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 14.59 years | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 14.46 years | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 14.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 14.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 14.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 14.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 15.67 years | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 15.95 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 15.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 15.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.72 years | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 15.46 years | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 15.92 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 16.24 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 16.83 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 16.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 17.53 years | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 17.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.13 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 18.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 18.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 18.98 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 19.37 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 20.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 20.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 21 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.95 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.9 years | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 19.71 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.01 years | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 21.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.37 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.17 years | 14.59 years | 15.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.13 years | 14.46 years | 15.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.33 years | 15.46 years | 17.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.36 years | 17.51 years | 19.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.29 years | 19.56 years | 20.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.07 years | 20.95 years | 21.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.61 years | 19.71 years | 21.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 115 Morocco 21.69 years compare
- 116 Brunei 21.68 years compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 21.54 years compare
- 119 Tonga 21.15 years compare
- 120 Seychelles 21.12 years compare
- 121 North Korea 20.96 years compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in El Salvador was 21.37 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.46 years in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- El Salvador ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.