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Life Expectancy in China vs El Salvador (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 79 years in China vs 72.7 in El Salvador. China is ranked 52/197 by life expectancy, and El Salvador is 116/197. In China, the life expectancy is 76.4 years for males and 81.8 years for females. In El Salvador, it's 68.2 years for males and 76.9 years for females.

The drop in life expectancy in China in 1959–1961 was caused by mass starvation, disease, and social disruption resulting from the Great Leap Forward’s policy failures, poor agricultural management, and adverse weather, leading to 15–30 million excess deaths.

China vs El Salvador life expectancy at birth by year

China
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
China El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 79 76.4 81.8 72.7 68.2 76.9
2025 78.4 75.7 81.2 72.5 68 76.7
2024 78 75.2 81 72.3 67.8 76.5
2023 78 75.2 80.9 72.1 67.5 76.3
2022 78.2 75.5 81.1 72 67.4 76.2
2021 78.1 75.5 80.9 69.9 65.2 74.3
2020 78 75.2 81 70.2 65.5 74.7
2019 77.9 75.3 80.7 71.7 67.1 76
2018 77.7 75 80.6 71.4 66.5 75.9
2017 77.2 74.4 80.3 71 65.9 75.8
2016 77.2 74.6 80.1 70.9 65.8 75.8
2015 77 74.4 79.8 71 66 75.7
2014 76.7 74.1 79.5 71.1 66.3 75.7
2013 76.5 73.9 79.2 71.2 66.5 75.7
2012 76.2 73.6 79 71.4 67 75.6
2011 75.9 73.3 78.6 71.2 66.7 75.4
2010 75.7 73.2 78.3 70.9 66.4 75.2
2009 75.3 72.8 78 70.4 65.7 74.8
2008 74.8 72.4 77.5 70.1 65.4 74.7
2007 74.8 72.3 77.4 69.8 65 74.5
2006 74.4 71.9 77.1 69.6 64.8 74.3
2005 74.1 71.6 76.8 69.3 64.5 74
2004 73.7 71.3 76.4 69.3 64.6 73.9
2003 73.4 70.9 76 68.8 64.1 73.4
2002 73 70.6 75.7 68.5 63.8 73.2
2001 72.7 70.2 75.3 68 63.4 72.5
2000 72.3 69.8 74.9 67.7 63 72.4
1999 72 69.5 74.5 67.3 62.6 72
1998 71.6 69.1 74.2 66.7 62 71.3
1997 71.2 68.7 73.9 66.2 61.4 71.2
1996 70.8 68.3 73.5 65.5 60.5 70.6
1995 70.4 67.9 73 64.9 59.9 70.1
1994 69.8 67.4 72.4 64.5 59.5 69.6
1993 69.5 67.1 72 64 59 69.1
1992 69.1 66.8 71.5 62.9 57.9 68.2
1991 68.6 66.3 71 62.5 57.4 67.9
1990 68.2 65.9 70.6 62 57.1 67.1
1989 67.9 65.6 70.4 61.3 56.2 66.6
1988 67.6 65.2 70.1 60 55.1 65.2
1987 67.3 64.9 69.7 59.4 54.6 64.5
1986 66.9 64.6 69.3 59.3 54.9 64
1985 66.5 64.2 68.9 58 53.4 63
1984 66.1 63.9 68.5 56.6 51.6 62.1
1983 65.7 63.5 68.1 54.4 48.9 60.5
1982 65.2 63 67.6 53.3 47.6 60
1981 64.8 62.6 67.1 50.9 44.1 59.4
1980 64.2 62.1 66.5 48.6 41 58.9
1979 63.7 61.5 65.9 53.8 49.1 59.1
1978 63.1 60.9 65.3 54.7 50.6 59.3
1977 62.5 60.3 64.7 54 50 58.6
1976 61.2 59.2 63.3 54.4 50.8 58.3
1975 61 58.9 63.1 53.4 50.2 56.9
1974 60.2 58.2 62.3 52.9 49.6 56.5
1973 59.5 57.6 61.5 52.8 49.8 56
1972 58.6 56.7 60.5 52 49 55.2
1971 57.7 55.9 59.6 51.7 49 54.5
1970 56.8 54.9 58.8 51.4 48.9 54
1969 56 54.1 58 51.3 49 53.7
1968 55.2 53.3 57.2 50.8 48.6 53.2
1967 54.4 52.4 56.5 50.8 48.7 53.1
1966 53.7 51.7 55.8 50.7 48.6 52.9
1965 53 51 55.2 50.2 48.1 52.4
1964 52.3 50.3 54.5 49.7 47.6 52
1963 51.7 49.7 53.9 49.4 47.3 51.5
1962 51 48.9 53.2 49 46.9 51.1
1961 40.2 38.6 41.9 48.6 46.6 50.7
1960 33.4 32.2 34.9 48.3 46.3 50.4
1959 40.2 38.6 42 48 46 50
1958 48.8 47 50.9 47.7 45.7 49.7
1957 48.4 46.6 50.4 47.1 45.2 49.1
1956 47.8 46 49.8 46.6 44.7 48.5
1955 47.2 45.5 49.2 46 44.2 48
1954 46.8 45.1 48.6 45.5 43.6 47.5
1953 45.9 44.4 47.7 45 43.1 47
1952 45.3 43.7 47.2 44.8 42.8 46.8
1951 44.6 42.9 46.4 43.8 42 45.8
1950 43.8 42.2 45.7 44.2 42.3 46.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 68.6 years in China and 62.2 in El Salvador. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 16.2 healthy years in China and 15.1 in El Salvador.

China vs El Salvador life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in China and El Salvador, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
50.2 vs 45.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
80.2 vs 75.1 years

Median expected age of death:
82.5 vs 78.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
China El Salvador
Male Female Male Female
40 99.0% 99.4% 94.4% 98.7%
50 96.6% 98.2% 86.9% 96.0%
60 90.8% 95.4% 76.2% 89.9%
65 85.1% 92.5% 69.2% 84.9%
70 76.8% 88.0% 61.0% 78.2%
75 65.1% 80.2% 50.4% 68.8%
80 49.8% 68.1% 36.3% 54.5%
85 30.9% 49.5% 20.4% 35.4%
90 13.6% 27.8% 7.8% 16.3%
95 3.1% 9.5% 1.8% 4.5%
100 0.2% 1.5% 0.2% 0.6%

Life expectancy by current age

China
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
China El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.7 102 101.9 101.8 102
99 101 100.6 101.1 101 100.9 101.1
98 100.1 99.6 100.2 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.3 98.7 99.4 99.3 99.2 99.3
96 98.4 97.9 98.6 98.4 98.3 98.5
95 97.6 97.1 97.8 97.6 97.4 97.6
94 96.8 96.3 97 96.7 96.6 96.8
93 96 95.5 96.2 95.9 95.8 96
92 95.3 94.7 95.5 95.1 94.9 95.2
91 94.6 94 94.9 94.3 94.1 94.4
90 93.9 93.3 94.2 93.6 93.3 93.7
89 93.2 92.6 93.6 92.8 92.6 93
88 92.6 91.9 93 92.1 91.8 92.3
87 92 91.3 92.4 91.4 91 91.6
86 91.4 90.6 91.8 90.7 90.3 90.9
85 90.8 90 91.3 90.1 89.6 90.3
84 90.2 89.4 90.7 89.4 88.9 89.7
83 89.6 88.8 90.2 88.8 88.3 89.1
82 89.1 88.2 89.8 88.2 87.7 88.6
81 88.6 87.7 89.3 87.7 87.1 88.1
80 88.1 87.2 88.9 87.2 86.5 87.6
79 87.7 86.7 88.5 86.7 86 87.1
78 87.3 86.2 88.2 86.2 85.4 86.7
77 86.9 85.8 87.8 85.7 84.9 86.3
76 86.5 85.3 87.5 85.3 84.5 85.9
75 86.2 84.9 87.2 84.9 84 85.5
74 85.8 84.5 86.9 84.5 83.6 85.2
73 85.5 84.1 86.7 84.2 83.2 84.9
72 85.2 83.7 86.4 83.8 82.8 84.6
71 84.9 83.4 86.1 83.5 82.4 84.3
70 84.6 83 85.9 83.2 82 84
69 84.3 82.7 85.7 82.9 81.7 83.7
68 84 82.4 85.5 82.6 81.3 83.5
67 83.8 82.1 85.4 82.3 81 83.2
66 83.6 81.8 85.2 82 80.6 82.9
65 83.3 81.5 85 81.7 80.3 82.7
64 83.1 81.3 84.9 81.4 80 82.4
63 82.9 81 84.7 81.1 79.6 82.2
62 82.7 80.8 84.6 80.9 79.3 82
61 82.5 80.6 84.5 80.6 79 81.8
60 82.4 80.4 84.3 80.4 78.7 81.6
59 82.2 80.2 84.2 80.1 78.4 81.4
58 82.1 80 84.2 79.9 78.1 81.2
57 82 79.8 84.1 79.6 77.7 81
56 81.8 79.7 84 79.4 77.4 80.8
55 81.7 79.5 83.9 79.2 77.2 80.6
54 81.6 79.4 83.8 78.9 76.9 80.5
53 81.5 79.2 83.7 78.7 76.6 80.3
52 81.4 79.1 83.7 78.5 76.3 80.2
51 81.3 79 83.6 78.4 76.1 80.1
50 81.2 78.9 83.5 78.2 75.8 79.9
49 81.1 78.8 83.5 78 75.6 79.8
48 81 78.7 83.4 77.8 75.3 79.7
47 81 78.6 83.4 77.7 75.1 79.6
46 80.9 78.5 83.3 77.5 74.8 79.5
45 80.8 78.4 83.3 77.3 74.6 79.4
44 80.8 78.3 83.2 77.2 74.4 79.3
43 80.7 78.3 83.2 77 74.1 79.2
42 80.6 78.2 83.1 76.9 73.9 79.2
41 80.6 78.1 83.1 76.7 73.6 79.1
40 80.5 78.1 83.1 76.5 73.4 79
39 80.5 78 83 76.4 73.2 78.9
38 80.5 78 83 76.2 72.9 78.9
37 80.4 77.9 83 76.1 72.7 78.8
36 80.4 77.9 83 75.9 72.4 78.7
35 80.4 77.8 82.9 75.8 72.2 78.7
34 80.3 77.8 82.9 75.6 72 78.6
33 80.3 77.8 82.9 75.5 71.8 78.6
32 80.2 77.7 82.8 75.4 71.6 78.5
31 80.2 77.7 82.8 75.2 71.4 78.5
30 80.2 77.6 82.8 75.1 71.2 78.4
29 80.1 77.6 82.8 75 71.1 78.4
28 80.1 77.6 82.7 74.9 70.9 78.3
27 80.1 77.5 82.7 74.8 70.8 78.3
26 80 77.5 82.7 74.7 70.6 78.2
25 80 77.4 82.7 74.6 70.5 78.2
24 80 77.4 82.6 74.5 70.3 78.2
23 79.9 77.4 82.6 74.4 70.2 78.1
22 79.9 77.3 82.6 74.3 70 78.1
21 79.9 77.3 82.6 74.2 69.9 78
20 79.8 77.3 82.5 74.1 69.7 78
19 79.8 77.2 82.5 74 69.6 78
18 79.8 77.2 82.5 73.9 69.5 77.9
17 79.8 77.2 82.5 73.8 69.3 77.9
16 79.8 77.2 82.5 73.7 69.3 77.9
15 79.7 77.1 82.4 73.7 69.2 77.8
14 79.7 77.1 82.4 73.7 69.2 77.8
13 79.7 77.1 82.4 73.6 69.1 77.8
12 79.7 77.1 82.4 73.6 69.1 77.8
11 79.7 77 82.4 73.6 69.1 77.8
10 79.6 77 82.4 73.6 69.1 77.7
9 79.6 77 82.4 73.6 69.1 77.7
8 79.6 77 82.3 73.6 69 77.7
7 79.6 77 82.3 73.5 69 77.7
6 79.6 76.9 82.3 73.5 69 77.7
5 79.6 76.9 82.3 73.5 69 77.7
4 79.5 76.9 82.3 73.5 69 77.6
3 79.5 76.9 82.2 73.5 68.9 77.6
2 79.5 76.9 82.2 73.4 68.9 77.6
1 79.5 76.8 82.2 73.4 68.9 77.5
0 79 76.4 81.8 72.7 68.2 76.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in China can expect to live to 80.2 years compared to 75.1 in El Salvador, rising to 83.3 and 81.7 at 65, and to 88.1 and 87.2 at 80 — higher than the 79 and 72.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in China and El Salvador.

Probability of surviving to a given age

China
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
China El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.82% 0.19% 1.45% 0.42% 0.21% 0.62%
99 1.33% 0.38% 2.27% 0.67% 0.33% 0.98%
98 2.06% 0.72% 3.42% 1.02% 0.52% 1.49%
97 3.08% 1.24% 4.95% 1.53% 0.8% 2.21%
96 4.43% 2% 6.91% 2.21% 1.18% 3.18%
95 6.17% 3.05% 9.37% 3.11% 1.71% 4.43%
94 8.32% 4.42% 12.3% 4.27% 2.4% 6.01%
93 10.9% 6.13% 15.8% 5.7% 3.3% 7.94%
92 13.7% 8.19% 19.4% 7.43% 4.42% 10.2%
91 16.8% 10.6% 23.3% 9.46% 5.77% 12.9%
90 20.2% 13.3% 27.4% 11.8% 7.38% 15.9%
89 23.8% 16.3% 31.6% 14.4% 9.25% 19.2%
88 27.5% 19.5% 35.8% 17.3% 11.4% 22.8%
87 31.4% 23% 40.2% 20.5% 13.8% 26.6%
86 35.4% 26.6% 44.5% 23.9% 16.5% 30.6%
85 39.4% 30.3% 48.8% 27.3% 19.3% 34.6%
84 43.3% 34.1% 52.9% 30.8% 22.2% 38.6%
83 47.2% 37.9% 56.8% 34.3% 25.2% 42.5%
82 51% 41.7% 60.5% 37.7% 28.2% 46.3%
81 54.5% 45.3% 64% 41% 31.2% 49.9%
80 57.8% 48.8% 67.1% 44.3% 34.2% 53.3%
79 60.9% 52.2% 70% 47.4% 37.1% 56.5%
78 63.8% 55.3% 72.5% 50.3% 39.9% 59.5%
77 66.5% 58.3% 74.9% 53% 42.6% 62.3%
76 69% 61.2% 77% 55.6% 45.1% 64.9%
75 71.3% 63.9% 79% 58% 47.6% 67.3%
74 73.5% 66.4% 80.8% 60.2% 49.8% 69.4%
73 75.6% 68.9% 82.5% 62.3% 51.9% 71.4%
72 77.5% 71.1% 84% 64.1% 53.9% 73.2%
71 79.3% 73.3% 85.5% 65.9% 55.8% 74.8%
70 80.9% 75.3% 86.7% 67.5% 57.5% 76.4%
69 82.4% 77.1% 87.8% 69.1% 59.2% 77.8%
68 83.7% 78.8% 88.8% 70.6% 60.8% 79.2%
67 84.9% 80.4% 89.6% 72% 62.3% 80.6%
66 86.1% 82% 90.5% 73.4% 63.8% 81.8%
65 87.2% 83.4% 91.2% 74.7% 65.3% 83%
64 88.3% 84.8% 91.9% 75.9% 66.7% 84.1%
63 89.2% 86% 92.6% 77.1% 68.1% 85.1%
62 90.1% 87.1% 93.1% 78.2% 69.4% 86.1%
61 90.8% 88.1% 93.6% 79.3% 70.6% 87%
60 91.5% 89% 94.1% 80.3% 71.9% 87.9%
59 92.1% 89.8% 94.5% 81.3% 73.1% 88.7%
58 92.6% 90.5% 94.8% 82.2% 74.3% 89.5%
57 93.1% 91.2% 95.1% 83.1% 75.4% 90.2%
56 93.5% 91.8% 95.4% 84% 76.4% 90.8%
55 94% 92.4% 95.7% 84.7% 77.5% 91.4%
54 94.4% 92.9% 95.9% 85.5% 78.5% 92%
53 94.8% 93.4% 96.2% 86.2% 79.4% 92.5%
52 95.1% 93.9% 96.4% 86.8% 80.3% 93%
51 95.4% 94.3% 96.6% 87.4% 81.1% 93.4%
50 95.7% 94.7% 96.8% 88% 81.9% 93.8%
49 96% 95.1% 97% 88.6% 82.7% 94.1%
48 96.2% 95.4% 97.1% 89.1% 83.5% 94.5%
47 96.4% 95.7% 97.3% 89.6% 84.2% 94.8%
46 96.6% 95.9% 97.4% 90.1% 84.9% 95.1%
45 96.8% 96.1% 97.5% 90.5% 85.6% 95.4%
44 97% 96.4% 97.6% 91% 86.3% 95.6%
43 97.1% 96.6% 97.7% 91.4% 87% 95.8%
42 97.3% 96.7% 97.8% 91.8% 87.7% 96%
41 97.4% 96.9% 97.9% 92.2% 88.3% 96.2%
40 97.5% 97% 98% 92.6% 89% 96.4%
39 97.6% 97.2% 98.1% 93% 89.6% 96.6%
38 97.7% 97.3% 98.1% 93.4% 90.2% 96.8%
37 97.8% 97.4% 98.2% 93.8% 90.8% 96.9%
36 97.9% 97.5% 98.3% 94.2% 91.4% 97.1%
35 97.9% 97.6% 98.3% 94.5% 92% 97.2%
34 98% 97.7% 98.4% 94.8% 92.5% 97.3%
33 98.1% 97.8% 98.4% 95.1% 93% 97.4%
32 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 95.4% 93.4% 97.5%
31 98.2% 98% 98.5% 95.7% 93.9% 97.6%
30 98.3% 98% 98.6% 96% 94.3% 97.7%
29 98.4% 98.1% 98.6% 96.2% 94.7% 97.8%
28 98.4% 98.2% 98.7% 96.4% 95.1% 97.9%
27 98.5% 98.3% 98.7% 96.7% 95.4% 98%
26 98.6% 98.4% 98.8% 96.9% 95.7% 98.1%
25 98.6% 98.4% 98.8% 97.1% 96% 98.1%
24 98.7% 98.5% 98.9% 97.2% 96.3% 98.2%
23 98.7% 98.6% 98.9% 97.4% 96.6% 98.3%
22 98.8% 98.7% 99% 97.6% 96.9% 98.4%
21 98.8% 98.7% 99% 97.8% 97.2% 98.4%
20 98.9% 98.8% 99% 98% 97.5% 98.5%
19 98.9% 98.8% 99.1% 98.2% 97.8% 98.6%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1% 98.3% 98.1% 98.6%
17 99% 98.9% 99.1% 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
16 99% 98.9% 99.1% 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
15 99.1% 99% 99.2% 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
14 99.1% 99% 99.2% 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
13 99.1% 99% 99.2% 98.8% 98.7% 98.8%
12 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
11 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
10 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 98.8% 98.8% 98.9%
9 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 98.9% 98.8% 98.9%
8 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 98.9% 98.8% 99%
7 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 98.9% 98.8% 99%
6 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 98.9% 98.9% 99%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 99% 98.9% 99%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
3 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99% 99% 99.1%
2 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 99.1% 99% 99.1%
1 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 99.1% 99.1% 99.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 91.5% of newborns in China and 80.3% in El Salvador are expected to live past 60, 80.9% and 67.5% past 70, 57.8% and 44.3% past 80, and only 20.2% and 11.8% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

China
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
China El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 40.6% 55.2% 38.5% 39% 40% 38.7%
99 38.1% 51.3% 36.1% 37% 38.1% 36.7%
98 35.7% 46.6% 33.6% 35% 36.3% 34.6%
97 33.1% 42.1% 30.9% 33% 34.4% 32.5%
96 30.5% 38.1% 28.4% 30.9% 32.5% 30.4%
95 28.2% 34.3% 26.2% 29% 30.7% 28.3%
94 25.9% 31% 24.1% 27% 28.9% 26.3%
93 23.4% 27.9% 21.7% 25.2% 27.1% 24.3%
92 20.8% 25.2% 19% 23.3% 25.3% 22.4%
91 18.5% 22.6% 16.6% 21.5% 23.5% 20.6%
90 16.7% 20.4% 14.9% 19.8% 21.8% 18.9%
89 15.1% 18.4% 13.3% 18.2% 20.2% 17.3%
88 13.6% 16.6% 11.9% 16.8% 18.7% 15.8%
87 12.4% 15% 10.8% 15.4% 17.5% 14.4%
86 11.2% 13.6% 9.72% 14.1% 16.1% 13%
85 10.1% 12.3% 8.73% 12.7% 14.7% 11.6%
84 9.17% 11.2% 7.82% 11.3% 13.2% 10.3%
83 8.24% 10.1% 6.95% 10.1% 11.9% 9.15%
82 7.35% 9.03% 6.12% 9.09% 10.7% 8.14%
81 6.51% 8.06% 5.36% 8.14% 9.65% 7.23%
80 5.75% 7.17% 4.67% 7.28% 8.66% 6.41%
79 5.09% 6.39% 4.07% 6.51% 7.8% 5.69%
78 4.52% 5.71% 3.56% 5.82% 7.02% 5.05%
77 4.03% 5.14% 3.15% 5.19% 6.3% 4.48%
76 3.62% 4.65% 2.8% 4.63% 5.66% 3.97%
75 3.27% 4.23% 2.5% 4.13% 5.09% 3.52%
74 2.98% 3.86% 2.25% 3.68% 4.56% 3.11%
73 2.69% 3.5% 2.02% 3.27% 4.07% 2.75%
72 2.45% 3.19% 1.81% 2.92% 3.64% 2.45%
71 2.26% 2.96% 1.66% 2.65% 3.3% 2.22%
70 2.04% 2.7% 1.47% 2.44% 3.04% 2.04%
69 1.76% 2.36% 1.22% 2.26% 2.83% 1.89%
68 1.58% 2.14% 1.08% 2.11% 2.65% 1.76%
67 1.48% 2.01% 1% 1.98% 2.49% 1.64%
66 1.37% 1.86% 0.91% 1.86% 2.35% 1.53%
65 1.26% 1.72% 0.83% 1.74% 2.22% 1.42%
64 1.17% 1.59% 0.76% 1.63% 2.1% 1.31%
63 1.06% 1.45% 0.69% 1.53% 2% 1.22%
62 0.95% 1.3% 0.61% 1.44% 1.9% 1.13%
61 0.83% 1.14% 0.53% 1.36% 1.81% 1.05%
60 0.73% 1% 0.46% 1.28% 1.72% 0.98%
59 0.64% 0.88% 0.41% 1.21% 1.65% 0.92%
58 0.57% 0.78% 0.36% 1.14% 1.57% 0.85%
57 0.52% 0.71% 0.33% 1.07% 1.49% 0.79%
56 0.48% 0.66% 0.31% 1% 1.41% 0.72%
55 0.45% 0.62% 0.29% 0.93% 1.33% 0.66%
54 0.43% 0.59% 0.27% 0.87% 1.25% 0.6%
53 0.41% 0.55% 0.26% 0.8% 1.18% 0.55%
52 0.38% 0.51% 0.24% 0.75% 1.11% 0.5%
51 0.34% 0.46% 0.22% 0.7% 1.05% 0.46%
50 0.3% 0.41% 0.19% 0.65% 0.99% 0.42%
49 0.27% 0.36% 0.17% 0.62% 0.94% 0.39%
48 0.24% 0.32% 0.15% 0.58% 0.9% 0.36%
47 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.55% 0.87% 0.33%
46 0.2% 0.26% 0.13% 0.53% 0.84% 0.3%
45 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.51% 0.82% 0.28%
44 0.17% 0.22% 0.11% 0.49% 0.8% 0.26%
43 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.47% 0.78% 0.24%
42 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.46% 0.77% 0.22%
41 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.45% 0.75% 0.21%
40 0.12% 0.15% 0.08% 0.44% 0.74% 0.19%
39 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.43% 0.72% 0.18%
38 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.41% 0.69% 0.17%
37 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.4% 0.66% 0.15%
36 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.38% 0.63% 0.14%
35 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.36% 0.6% 0.13%
34 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.34% 0.56% 0.12%
33 0.08% 0.09% 0.05% 0.32% 0.53% 0.12%
32 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.3% 0.5% 0.11%
31 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.29% 0.47% 0.1%
30 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.27% 0.44% 0.1%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.26% 0.41% 0.1%
28 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.24% 0.39% 0.09%
27 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.23% 0.36% 0.09%
26 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.21% 0.34% 0.08%
25 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.2% 0.32% 0.08%
24 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.19% 0.3% 0.07%
23 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.19% 0.3% 0.07%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.19% 0.3% 0.07%
21 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.19% 0.31% 0.07%
20 0.05% 0.05% 0.03% 0.19% 0.31% 0.07%
19 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.19% 0.3% 0.06%
18 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.17% 0.27% 0.06%
17 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.14% 0.22% 0.06%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.11% 0.16% 0.05%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
7 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
2 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
1 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
0 0.54% 0.59% 0.49% 0.86% 0.93% 0.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/china/el-salvador | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in China compared to El Salvador, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.54% in the birth year in China and 0.86% in El Salvador, 0.07% vs 0.27% at age 30, 0.73% vs 1.28% at 60, and 5.75% vs 7.28% at 80.

Death rate by age in China vs El Salvador

China
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
China El Salvador
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 145 0 355 47.9 4.01 90.9
99 505 196.9 819 246.2 127.5 358
98 735 334 1,147 358 190.4 516
97 1,018 523 1,530 503 275 718
96 1,350 762 1,962 684 385 964
95 1,738 1,046 2,458 901 524 1,253
94 2,153 1,368 2,972 1,153 695 1,579
93 2,544 1,713 3,413 1,433 896 1,931
92 2,856 2,061 3,693 1,730 1,117 2,294
91 3,108 2,396 3,865 2,034 1,355 2,657
90 3,366 2,708 4,066 2,340 1,610 3,005
89 3,582 2,988 4,200 2,632 1,869 3,322
88 3,745 3,232 4,268 2,906 2,135 3,599
87 3,880 3,440 4,326 3,161 2,413 3,830
86 3,965 3,608 4,325 3,352 2,654 3,972
85 3,995 3,731 4,256 3,460 2,827 4,015
84 3,972 3,803 4,134 3,493 2,934 3,980
83 3,891 3,816 3,953 3,473 2,991 3,890
82 3,745 3,764 3,707 3,426 3,024 3,768
81 3,550 3,655 3,426 3,340 3,013 3,607
80 3,328 3,503 3,132 3,221 2,964 3,418
79 3,103 3,332 2,846 3,085 2,894 3,217
78 2,884 3,160 2,586 2,927 2,799 3,006
77 2,680 2,998 2,356 2,754 2,684 2,789
76 2,497 2,846 2,155 2,576 2,557 2,575
75 2,336 2,704 1,979 2,398 2,421 2,366
74 2,190 2,566 1,823 2,217 2,274 2,161
73 2,034 2,410 1,665 2,035 2,114 1,964
72 1,895 2,269 1,525 1,870 1,961 1,791
71 1,792 2,168 1,415 1,743 1,842 1,658
70 1,654 2,034 1,272 1,645 1,749 1,555
69 1,448 1,822 1,069 1,563 1,672 1,469
68 1,325 1,689 956 1,492 1,609 1,394
67 1,260 1,614 898 1,427 1,555 1,323
66 1,179 1,527 825 1,361 1,502 1,249
65 1,103 1,438 761 1,297 1,452 1,176
64 1,030 1,348 703 1,235 1,404 1,104
63 946 1,247 635 1,177 1,358 1,037
62 853 1,133 564 1,123 1,315 974
61 757 1,009 498 1,074 1,276 917
60 668 892 436 1,029 1,239 864
59 590 791 383 985 1,202 813
58 527 706 342 940 1,164 762
57 482 645 313 892 1,122 709
56 451 603 292 842 1,077 656
55 427 572 276.5 791 1,029 604
54 408 546 263.3 741 981 553
53 387 518 249.2 693 933 507
52 360 482 231.3 649 889 465
51 327 438 210 610 848 428
50 290.9 390 187.2 576 812 396
49 257.4 344 166.1 546 780 366
48 229.6 306 149.2 520 753 339
47 208.9 276.7 137.2 497 730 314
46 192.8 253.9 128.1 477 713 289.8
45 178.6 234 119.7 459 699 267.5
44 165.2 215.7 111.4 444 688 247.2
43 152.2 198 103.3 432 680 228.9
42 139.1 180 95.4 422 673 212.5
41 126 161.9 87.5 414 665 197.9
40 113.4 144.6 79.7 406 655 184.7
39 102.3 129.3 72.9 397 642 172.5
38 93 116.7 67.2 387 625 161.1
37 86 107.2 62.7 374 603 150.2
36 81 100.6 59.2 359 577 139.7
35 77.6 96.3 56.7 342 549 129.9
34 75.4 93.5 55 325 520 121.2
33 73.9 91.7 53.8 307 491 113.7
32 72.9 90.3 53 290.9 465 107.5
31 71.6 88.7 51.9 275.5 440 102.2
30 70 86.7 50.7 261.1 416 97.7
29 68.3 84.6 49.4 247.2 392 93.6
28 67 82.9 48.7 233 368 89.4
27 65.8 81 48.1 218.8 344 85
26 64.1 78.3 47.4 205.5 323 80.6
25 62.2 75.4 46.7 194.5 305 76.3
24 60.3 72.7 45.8 186.7 293.4 72.5
23 57.6 69 44.1 183.2 289.5 69.5
22 53.9 64.4 41.5 183.5 292.2 67.4
21 49.4 59.1 38.1 186.2 298.8 65.9
20 44.8 53.7 34.3 187.5 302 64.8
19 40.4 48.5 30.8 181.8 292.1 63.3
18 36.6 44.2 27.6 164.4 260.9 60.7
17 33.6 40.9 25 137.5 212.7 56.7
16 31.4 38.5 23.1 106.4 157.4 51.5
15 30 36.9 21.9 79.1 110 45.9
14 29.2 35.9 21.3 58 74.5 40.3
13 28.7 35.2 21.2 43.5 51.5 35
12 28.2 34.1 21.3 34 37.7 30.1
11 27.5 32.7 21.6 27.7 29.4 25.8
10 27.6 32 22.6 23.8 24.9 22.7
9 27.6 31.1 23.5 21.9 22.8 20.9
8 26.3 28.8 23.3 21.2 22.3 20.2
7 24.2 25.8 22.4 22 23.2 20.8
6 22.5 23.1 21.8 24.2 25.6 22.8
5 22.3 22.3 22.4 28 29.5 26.4
4 24.6 24.2 25 33.2 34.7 31.6
3 29.6 29.3 29.9 40.2 41.5 38.8
2 36.1 35.9 36.3 49.7 50.3 49
1 45.9 46.8 44.9 62.3 61.4 63.2
0 540 585 490 859 928 787

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/china/el-salvador | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In China, the most common age of death is 85, compared to 84 in El Salvador. The median age of death is 82.3 in China and 78.1 in El Salvador, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of China and El Salvador more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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