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Life Expectancy in Costa Rica vs El Salvador (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in Costa Rica vs 72.7 in El Salvador. Costa Rica is ranked 39/197 by life expectancy, and El Salvador is 116/197. In Costa Rica, the life expectancy is 78.8 years for males and 83.9 years for females. In El Salvador, it's 68.2 years for males and 76.9 years for females.

Costa Rica vs El Salvador life expectancy at birth by year

Costa Rica
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 81.4 78.8 83.9 72.7 68.2 76.9
2025 81.2 78.6 83.7 72.5 68 76.7
2024 81 78.4 83.6 72.3 67.8 76.5
2023 80.8 78.1 83.4 72.1 67.5 76.3
2022 79.3 76.5 82.2 72 67.4 76.2
2021 78.1 75 81.2 69.9 65.2 74.3
2020 79.7 76.8 82.8 70.2 65.5 74.7
2019 80.3 77.6 83 71.7 67.1 76
2018 80.1 77.2 83 71.4 66.5 75.9
2017 80 77.3 82.7 71 65.9 75.8
2016 80 77.3 82.7 70.9 65.8 75.8
2015 80.4 77.5 83.3 71 66 75.7
2014 80.2 77.6 82.9 71.1 66.3 75.7
2013 80.2 77.5 82.8 71.2 66.5 75.7
2012 79.9 77.3 82.5 71.4 67 75.6
2011 79.6 77 82.2 71.2 66.7 75.4
2010 79.4 76.6 82 70.9 66.4 75.2
2009 79.4 76.6 82.1 70.4 65.7 74.8
2008 79.2 76.4 81.9 70.1 65.4 74.7
2007 79.1 76.4 81.8 69.8 65 74.5
2006 79 76.4 81.7 69.6 64.8 74.3
2005 78.9 76.3 81.4 69.3 64.5 74
2004 78.5 75.9 81.1 69.3 64.6 73.9
2003 78.2 75.7 80.7 68.8 64.1 73.4
2002 77.9 75.4 80.4 68.5 63.8 73.2
2001 77.6 75 80.2 68 63.4 72.5
2000 77.3 74.8 79.9 67.7 63 72.4
1999 77.1 74.5 79.7 67.3 62.6 72
1998 76.9 74.3 79.5 66.7 62 71.3
1997 76.6 74.1 79.1 66.2 61.4 71.2
1996 76.4 74 78.9 65.5 60.5 70.6
1995 76.4 74 78.9 64.9 59.9 70.1
1994 76.3 73.9 78.7 64.5 59.5 69.6
1993 76.3 74 78.7 64 59 69.1
1992 76.4 74 78.8 62.9 57.9 68.2
1991 76.2 73.9 78.6 62.5 57.4 67.9
1990 76.1 73.7 78.5 62 57.1 67.1
1989 75.9 73.6 78.1 61.3 56.2 66.6
1988 75.5 73.3 77.9 60 55.1 65.2
1987 75.2 73 77.5 59.4 54.6 64.5
1986 74.9 72.8 77.2 59.3 54.9 64
1985 74.8 72.7 76.9 58 53.4 63
1984 74.6 72.5 76.7 56.6 51.6 62.1
1983 74.2 72.2 76.3 54.4 48.9 60.5
1982 73.9 71.7 76.1 53.3 47.6 60
1981 73.4 71.3 75.7 50.9 44.1 59.4
1980 73 70.8 75.4 48.6 41 58.9
1979 72.5 70.2 74.9 53.8 49.1 59.1
1978 72 69.7 74.5 54.7 50.6 59.3
1977 71.5 69.3 73.8 54 50 58.6
1976 70.9 68.8 73.1 54.4 50.8 58.3
1975 70.3 68.3 72.3 53.4 50.2 56.9
1974 69.4 67.6 71.4 52.9 49.6 56.5
1973 68.7 66.9 70.6 52.8 49.8 56
1972 68 66.3 69.7 52 49 55.2
1971 67.4 65.8 69.1 51.7 49 54.5
1970 66.8 65.2 68.4 51.4 48.9 54
1969 66.4 64.9 67.9 51.3 49 53.7
1968 65.8 64.3 67.2 50.8 48.6 53.2
1967 65.6 64 67.1 50.8 48.7 53.1
1966 65.1 63.6 66.6 50.7 48.6 52.9
1965 64.8 63.3 66.2 50.2 48.1 52.4
1964 64.5 63 66 49.7 47.6 52
1963 64.3 62.9 65.8 49.4 47.3 51.5
1962 64.2 62.9 65.6 49 46.9 51.1
1961 63.9 62.6 65.1 48.6 46.6 50.7
1960 63.5 62.2 64.8 48.3 46.3 50.4
1959 62.9 61.6 64.2 48 46 50
1958 62.3 61.1 63.5 47.7 45.7 49.7
1957 61.6 60.4 62.8 47.1 45.2 49.1
1956 61.2 60.1 62.4 46.6 44.7 48.5
1955 60.5 59.5 61.4 46 44.2 48
1954 59.9 59 60.7 45.5 43.6 47.5
1953 59.1 58.3 59.9 45 43.1 47
1952 58.1 57.5 58.8 44.8 42.8 46.8
1951 57.8 57.2 58.4 43.8 42 45.8
1950 57.5 56.9 58 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 67.6 years in Costa Rica and 62.2 in El Salvador. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 17.6 healthy years in Costa Rica and 15.1 in El Salvador.

Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica 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:
52.8 vs 45.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
82.8 vs 75.1 years

Median expected age of death:
85.3 vs 78.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Costa Rica El Salvador
Male Female Male Female
40 98.4% 99.3% 94.4% 98.7%
50 96.1% 98.0% 86.9% 96.0%
60 91.4% 95.2% 76.2% 89.9%
65 87.4% 92.6% 69.2% 84.9%
70 82.0% 88.9% 61.0% 78.2%
75 74.6% 83.4% 50.4% 68.8%
80 61.4% 73.2% 36.3% 54.5%
85 43.8% 57.9% 20.4% 35.4%
90 24.3% 38.3% 7.8% 16.3%
95 9.1% 18.7% 1.8% 4.5%
100 1.9% 5.7% 0.2% 0.6%

Life expectancy by current age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Costa Rica El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.7 102.3 102.8 101.9 101.8 102
99 101.9 101.4 102 101 100.9 101.1
98 101 100.6 101.2 100.1 100 100.2
97 100.2 99.8 100.4 99.3 99.2 99.3
96 99.5 98.9 99.6 98.4 98.3 98.5
95 98.7 98.2 98.9 97.6 97.4 97.6
94 98 97.4 98.2 96.7 96.6 96.8
93 97.2 96.6 97.5 95.9 95.8 96
92 96.5 95.9 96.9 95.1 94.9 95.2
91 95.9 95.2 96.2 94.3 94.1 94.4
90 95.2 94.5 95.6 93.6 93.3 93.7
89 94.6 93.8 95 92.8 92.6 93
88 94 93.2 94.4 92.1 91.8 92.3
87 93.4 92.6 93.9 91.4 91 91.6
86 92.8 92 93.4 90.7 90.3 90.9
85 92.3 91.4 92.9 90.1 89.6 90.3
84 91.8 90.8 92.4 89.4 88.9 89.7
83 91.3 90.3 92 88.8 88.3 89.1
82 90.8 89.8 91.5 88.2 87.7 88.6
81 90.4 89.3 91.1 87.7 87.1 88.1
80 89.9 88.8 90.7 87.2 86.5 87.6
79 89.5 88.4 90.4 86.7 86 87.1
78 89.1 88 90 86.2 85.4 86.7
77 88.7 87.6 89.7 85.7 84.9 86.3
76 88.4 87.2 89.4 85.3 84.5 85.9
75 88.1 86.9 89.2 84.9 84 85.5
74 87.9 86.6 88.9 84.5 83.6 85.2
73 87.6 86.3 88.7 84.2 83.2 84.9
72 87.4 86.1 88.5 83.8 82.8 84.6
71 87.2 85.8 88.3 83.5 82.4 84.3
70 87 85.6 88.1 83.2 82 84
69 86.8 85.4 88 82.9 81.7 83.7
68 86.6 85.2 87.8 82.6 81.3 83.5
67 86.4 84.9 87.6 82.3 81 83.2
66 86.2 84.7 87.5 82 80.6 82.9
65 86 84.5 87.3 81.7 80.3 82.7
64 85.8 84.3 87.2 81.4 80 82.4
63 85.6 84.1 87 81.1 79.6 82.2
62 85.5 83.9 86.9 80.9 79.3 82
61 85.3 83.7 86.8 80.6 79 81.8
60 85.2 83.5 86.6 80.4 78.7 81.6
59 85 83.4 86.5 80.1 78.4 81.4
58 84.9 83.2 86.4 79.9 78.1 81.2
57 84.8 83.1 86.3 79.6 77.7 81
56 84.6 82.9 86.2 79.4 77.4 80.8
55 84.5 82.8 86.1 79.2 77.2 80.6
54 84.4 82.6 86.1 78.9 76.9 80.5
53 84.3 82.5 86 78.7 76.6 80.3
52 84.2 82.4 85.9 78.5 76.3 80.2
51 84.1 82.3 85.8 78.4 76.1 80.1
50 84 82.2 85.8 78.2 75.8 79.9
49 84 82.1 85.7 78 75.6 79.8
48 83.9 82 85.6 77.8 75.3 79.7
47 83.8 81.9 85.6 77.7 75.1 79.6
46 83.7 81.8 85.5 77.5 74.8 79.5
45 83.7 81.7 85.5 77.3 74.6 79.4
44 83.6 81.6 85.4 77.2 74.4 79.3
43 83.5 81.5 85.4 77 74.1 79.2
42 83.4 81.5 85.3 76.9 73.9 79.2
41 83.4 81.4 85.3 76.7 73.6 79.1
40 83.3 81.3 85.2 76.5 73.4 79
39 83.3 81.2 85.2 76.4 73.2 78.9
38 83.2 81.2 85.1 76.2 72.9 78.9
37 83.1 81.1 85.1 76.1 72.7 78.8
36 83.1 81 85.1 75.9 72.4 78.7
35 83 80.9 85 75.8 72.2 78.7
34 83 80.9 85 75.6 72 78.6
33 82.9 80.8 85 75.5 71.8 78.6
32 82.9 80.7 84.9 75.4 71.6 78.5
31 82.8 80.6 84.9 75.2 71.4 78.5
30 82.8 80.6 84.9 75.1 71.2 78.4
29 82.7 80.5 84.8 75 71.1 78.4
28 82.7 80.4 84.8 74.9 70.9 78.3
27 82.6 80.3 84.8 74.8 70.8 78.3
26 82.6 80.3 84.8 74.7 70.6 78.2
25 82.5 80.2 84.7 74.6 70.5 78.2
24 82.4 80.1 84.7 74.5 70.3 78.2
23 82.4 80 84.7 74.4 70.2 78.1
22 82.3 79.9 84.7 74.3 70 78.1
21 82.3 79.9 84.6 74.2 69.9 78
20 82.2 79.8 84.6 74.1 69.7 78
19 82.2 79.7 84.6 74 69.6 78
18 82.1 79.7 84.6 73.9 69.5 77.9
17 82.1 79.6 84.6 73.8 69.3 77.9
16 82.1 79.6 84.5 73.7 69.3 77.9
15 82.1 79.5 84.5 73.7 69.2 77.8
14 82.1 79.5 84.5 73.7 69.2 77.8
13 82 79.5 84.5 73.6 69.1 77.8
12 82 79.5 84.5 73.6 69.1 77.8
11 82 79.5 84.5 73.6 69.1 77.8
10 82 79.5 84.5 73.6 69.1 77.7
9 82 79.5 84.5 73.6 69.1 77.7
8 82 79.5 84.5 73.6 69 77.7
7 82 79.4 84.5 73.5 69 77.7
6 82 79.4 84.4 73.5 69 77.7
5 82 79.4 84.4 73.5 69 77.7
4 81.9 79.4 84.4 73.5 69 77.6
3 81.9 79.4 84.4 73.5 68.9 77.6
2 81.9 79.4 84.4 73.4 68.9 77.6
1 81.9 79.3 84.3 73.4 68.9 77.5
0 81.4 78.8 83.9 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 Costa Rica can expect to live to 82.8 years compared to 75.1 in El Salvador, rising to 86 and 81.7 at 65, and to 89.9 and 87.2 at 80 — higher than the 81.4 and 72.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Costa Rica
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Costa Rica El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 3.83% 1.84% 5.6% 0.42% 0.21% 0.62%
99 5.19% 2.67% 7.45% 0.67% 0.33% 0.98%
98 6.87% 3.75% 9.68% 1.02% 0.52% 1.49%
97 8.86% 5.13% 12.3% 1.53% 0.8% 2.21%
96 11.2% 6.83% 15.2% 2.21% 1.18% 3.18%
95 13.8% 8.87% 18.5% 3.11% 1.71% 4.43%
94 16.8% 11.2% 22% 4.27% 2.4% 6.01%
93 20% 13.9% 25.8% 5.7% 3.3% 7.94%
92 23.5% 16.9% 29.7% 7.43% 4.42% 10.2%
91 27.1% 20.2% 33.7% 9.46% 5.77% 12.9%
90 30.9% 23.7% 37.8% 11.8% 7.38% 15.9%
89 34.7% 27.3% 41.9% 14.4% 9.25% 19.2%
88 38.6% 31.1% 45.9% 17.3% 11.4% 22.8%
87 42.5% 35% 49.8% 20.5% 13.8% 26.6%
86 46.3% 38.8% 53.6% 23.9% 16.5% 30.6%
85 50% 42.6% 57.2% 27.3% 19.3% 34.6%
84 53.5% 46.3% 60.5% 30.8% 22.2% 38.6%
83 56.8% 49.8% 63.7% 34.3% 25.2% 42.5%
82 60.1% 53.3% 66.7% 37.7% 28.2% 46.3%
81 63.1% 56.6% 69.5% 41% 31.2% 49.9%
80 66.1% 59.8% 72.2% 44.3% 34.2% 53.3%
79 68.8% 62.8% 74.6% 47.4% 37.1% 56.5%
78 71.4% 65.7% 76.9% 50.3% 39.9% 59.5%
77 73.7% 68.3% 78.9% 53% 42.6% 62.3%
76 75.7% 70.6% 80.7% 55.6% 45.1% 64.9%
75 77.5% 72.6% 82.3% 58% 47.6% 67.3%
74 79% 74.4% 83.6% 60.2% 49.8% 69.4%
73 80.4% 75.9% 84.8% 62.3% 51.9% 71.4%
72 81.6% 77.3% 85.8% 64.1% 53.9% 73.2%
71 82.7% 78.6% 86.8% 65.9% 55.8% 74.8%
70 83.7% 79.8% 87.7% 67.5% 57.5% 76.4%
69 84.7% 80.9% 88.5% 69.1% 59.2% 77.8%
68 85.6% 82% 89.3% 70.6% 60.8% 79.2%
67 86.5% 83% 90% 72% 62.3% 80.6%
66 87.4% 84% 90.7% 73.4% 63.8% 81.8%
65 88.2% 85% 91.4% 74.7% 65.3% 83%
64 88.9% 85.9% 92% 75.9% 66.7% 84.1%
63 89.6% 86.8% 92.5% 77.1% 68.1% 85.1%
62 90.3% 87.6% 93% 78.2% 69.4% 86.1%
61 90.9% 88.3% 93.5% 79.3% 70.6% 87%
60 91.4% 89% 93.9% 80.3% 71.9% 87.9%
59 91.9% 89.6% 94.3% 81.3% 73.1% 88.7%
58 92.4% 90.2% 94.6% 82.2% 74.3% 89.5%
57 92.8% 90.7% 95% 83.1% 75.4% 90.2%
56 93.2% 91.2% 95.3% 84% 76.4% 90.8%
55 93.6% 91.6% 95.5% 84.7% 77.5% 91.4%
54 93.9% 92.1% 95.8% 85.5% 78.5% 92%
53 94.2% 92.5% 96% 86.2% 79.4% 92.5%
52 94.5% 92.8% 96.2% 86.8% 80.3% 93%
51 94.8% 93.2% 96.4% 87.4% 81.1% 93.4%
50 95% 93.5% 96.6% 88% 81.9% 93.8%
49 95.3% 93.8% 96.8% 88.6% 82.7% 94.1%
48 95.5% 94% 97% 89.1% 83.5% 94.5%
47 95.7% 94.3% 97.1% 89.6% 84.2% 94.8%
46 95.9% 94.5% 97.3% 90.1% 84.9% 95.1%
45 96.1% 94.8% 97.4% 90.5% 85.6% 95.4%
44 96.2% 95% 97.5% 91% 86.3% 95.6%
43 96.4% 95.2% 97.7% 91.4% 87% 95.8%
42 96.6% 95.4% 97.8% 91.8% 87.7% 96%
41 96.7% 95.6% 97.9% 92.2% 88.3% 96.2%
40 96.8% 95.8% 98% 92.6% 89% 96.4%
39 97% 95.9% 98% 93% 89.6% 96.6%
38 97.1% 96.1% 98.1% 93.4% 90.2% 96.8%
37 97.2% 96.3% 98.2% 93.8% 90.8% 96.9%
36 97.3% 96.4% 98.3% 94.2% 91.4% 97.1%
35 97.4% 96.6% 98.4% 94.5% 92% 97.2%
34 97.6% 96.7% 98.4% 94.8% 92.5% 97.3%
33 97.7% 96.9% 98.5% 95.1% 93% 97.4%
32 97.8% 97% 98.5% 95.4% 93.4% 97.5%
31 97.9% 97.2% 98.6% 95.7% 93.9% 97.6%
30 98% 97.3% 98.6% 96% 94.3% 97.7%
29 98.1% 97.4% 98.7% 96.2% 94.7% 97.8%
28 98.2% 97.6% 98.7% 96.4% 95.1% 97.9%
27 98.3% 97.7% 98.8% 96.7% 95.4% 98%
26 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 96.9% 95.7% 98.1%
25 98.4% 98% 98.9% 97.1% 96% 98.1%
24 98.5% 98.2% 98.9% 97.2% 96.3% 98.2%
23 98.6% 98.3% 99% 97.4% 96.6% 98.3%
22 98.7% 98.4% 99% 97.6% 96.9% 98.4%
21 98.8% 98.6% 99% 97.8% 97.2% 98.4%
20 98.9% 98.7% 99.1% 98% 97.5% 98.5%
19 99% 98.8% 99.1% 98.2% 97.8% 98.6%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1% 98.3% 98.1% 98.6%
17 99.1% 99% 99.2% 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
16 99.1% 99% 99.2% 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
15 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
14 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
13 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 98.8% 98.7% 98.8%
12 99.2% 99.2% 99.2% 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
11 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
10 99.2% 99.2% 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% 99.2% 99.3% 98.9% 98.9% 99%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99% 98.9% 99%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 99% 98.9% 99.1%
3 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 99% 99% 99.1%
2 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 99.1% 99% 99.1%
1 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 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. 91.4% of newborns in Costa Rica and 80.3% in El Salvador are expected to live past 60, 83.7% and 67.5% past 70, 66.1% and 44.3% past 80, and only 30.9% 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

Costa Rica
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Costa Rica El Salvador
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 27.9% 33% 26.7% 39% 40% 38.7%
99 26.2% 31% 24.9% 37% 38.1% 36.7%
98 24.4% 28.9% 23% 35% 36.3% 34.6%
97 22.5% 26.9% 21.1% 33% 34.4% 32.5%
96 20.8% 24.9% 19.3% 30.9% 32.5% 30.4%
95 19.2% 23% 17.7% 29% 30.7% 28.3%
94 17.6% 21.1% 16.1% 27% 28.9% 26.3%
93 16.1% 19.4% 14.6% 25.2% 27.1% 24.3%
92 14.7% 17.7% 13.2% 23.3% 25.3% 22.4%
91 13.4% 16.1% 11.9% 21.5% 23.5% 20.6%
90 12.2% 14.7% 10.8% 19.8% 21.8% 18.9%
89 11.1% 13.4% 9.75% 18.2% 20.2% 17.3%
88 10.1% 12.2% 8.77% 16.8% 18.7% 15.8%
87 9.12% 11% 7.87% 15.4% 17.5% 14.4%
86 8.19% 9.88% 7.02% 14.1% 16.1% 13%
85 7.34% 8.85% 6.26% 12.7% 14.7% 11.6%
84 6.58% 7.93% 5.58% 11.3% 13.2% 10.3%
83 5.92% 7.14% 4.99% 10.1% 11.9% 9.15%
82 5.35% 6.46% 4.49% 9.09% 10.7% 8.14%
81 4.87% 5.89% 4.06% 8.14% 9.65% 7.23%
80 4.43% 5.36% 3.67% 7.28% 8.66% 6.41%
79 4% 4.85% 3.3% 6.51% 7.8% 5.69%
78 3.57% 4.33% 2.93% 5.82% 7.02% 5.05%
77 3.13% 3.8% 2.56% 5.19% 6.3% 4.48%
76 2.69% 3.27% 2.21% 4.63% 5.66% 3.97%
75 2.3% 2.78% 1.88% 4.13% 5.09% 3.52%
74 1.96% 2.37% 1.61% 3.68% 4.56% 3.11%
73 1.69% 2.04% 1.39% 3.27% 4.07% 2.75%
72 1.49% 1.79% 1.22% 2.92% 3.64% 2.45%
71 1.34% 1.62% 1.1% 2.65% 3.3% 2.22%
70 1.23% 1.49% 1.01% 2.44% 3.04% 2.04%
69 1.16% 1.4% 0.94% 2.26% 2.83% 1.89%
68 1.09% 1.33% 0.88% 2.11% 2.65% 1.76%
67 1.03% 1.27% 0.82% 1.98% 2.49% 1.64%
66 0.97% 1.2% 0.76% 1.86% 2.35% 1.53%
65 0.91% 1.13% 0.71% 1.74% 2.22% 1.42%
64 0.84% 1.06% 0.65% 1.63% 2.1% 1.31%
63 0.78% 0.98% 0.6% 1.53% 2% 1.22%
62 0.71% 0.9% 0.54% 1.44% 1.9% 1.13%
61 0.65% 0.83% 0.5% 1.36% 1.81% 1.05%
60 0.6% 0.76% 0.45% 1.28% 1.72% 0.98%
59 0.55% 0.69% 0.41% 1.21% 1.65% 0.92%
58 0.5% 0.63% 0.38% 1.14% 1.57% 0.85%
57 0.46% 0.58% 0.34% 1.07% 1.49% 0.79%
56 0.42% 0.54% 0.31% 1% 1.41% 0.72%
55 0.39% 0.5% 0.29% 0.93% 1.33% 0.66%
54 0.36% 0.46% 0.26% 0.87% 1.25% 0.6%
53 0.33% 0.43% 0.24% 0.8% 1.18% 0.55%
52 0.31% 0.4% 0.22% 0.75% 1.11% 0.5%
51 0.28% 0.37% 0.21% 0.7% 1.05% 0.46%
50 0.26% 0.34% 0.2% 0.65% 0.99% 0.42%
49 0.25% 0.31% 0.18% 0.62% 0.94% 0.39%
48 0.23% 0.29% 0.17% 0.58% 0.9% 0.36%
47 0.21% 0.27% 0.16% 0.55% 0.87% 0.33%
46 0.2% 0.25% 0.15% 0.53% 0.84% 0.3%
45 0.19% 0.24% 0.14% 0.51% 0.82% 0.28%
44 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.49% 0.8% 0.26%
43 0.17% 0.22% 0.12% 0.47% 0.78% 0.24%
42 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.46% 0.77% 0.22%
41 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.45% 0.75% 0.21%
40 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.44% 0.74% 0.19%
39 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.43% 0.72% 0.18%
38 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.41% 0.69% 0.17%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.4% 0.66% 0.15%
36 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.38% 0.63% 0.14%
35 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.36% 0.6% 0.13%
34 0.11% 0.16% 0.07% 0.34% 0.56% 0.12%
33 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.32% 0.53% 0.12%
32 0.11% 0.15% 0.06% 0.3% 0.5% 0.11%
31 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.29% 0.47% 0.1%
30 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.27% 0.44% 0.1%
29 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.26% 0.41% 0.1%
28 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.24% 0.39% 0.09%
27 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.23% 0.36% 0.09%
26 0.1% 0.15% 0.05% 0.21% 0.34% 0.08%
25 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.2% 0.32% 0.08%
24 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.19% 0.3% 0.07%
23 0.09% 0.15% 0.04% 0.19% 0.3% 0.07%
22 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.19% 0.3% 0.07%
21 0.09% 0.14% 0.04% 0.19% 0.31% 0.07%
20 0.08% 0.13% 0.03% 0.19% 0.31% 0.07%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.19% 0.3% 0.06%
18 0.06% 0.1% 0.03% 0.17% 0.27% 0.06%
17 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.14% 0.22% 0.06%
16 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.11% 0.16% 0.05%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
13 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
6 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
0 0.6% 0.64% 0.56% 0.86% 0.93% 0.79%

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.6% in the birth year in Costa Rica and 0.86% in El Salvador, 0.1% vs 0.27% at age 30, 0.6% vs 1.28% at 60, and 4.43% vs 7.28% at 80.

Death rate by age in Costa Rica vs El Salvador

Costa Rica
Male

Female
El Salvador
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Costa Rica El Salvador
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 1,032 496 1,519 47.9 4.01 90.9
99 1,363 827 1,859 246.2 127.5 358
98 1,673 1,086 2,226 358 190.4 516
97 1,999 1,379 2,592 503 275 718
96 2,329 1,699 2,942 684 385 964
95 2,654 2,037 3,264 901 524 1,253
94 2,958 2,378 3,542 1,153 695 1,579
93 3,224 2,702 3,760 1,433 896 1,931
92 3,445 2,994 3,916 1,730 1,117 2,294
91 3,624 3,253 4,018 2,034 1,355 2,657
90 3,768 3,484 4,077 2,340 1,610 3,005
89 3,864 3,667 4,081 2,632 1,869 3,322
88 3,900 3,790 4,028 2,906 2,135 3,599
87 3,875 3,847 3,920 3,161 2,413 3,830
86 3,792 3,836 3,764 3,352 2,654 3,972
85 3,666 3,768 3,576 3,460 2,827 4,015
84 3,518 3,668 3,377 3,493 2,934 3,980
83 3,364 3,555 3,181 3,473 2,991 3,890
82 3,216 3,442 2,997 3,426 3,024 3,768
81 3,073 3,330 2,823 3,340 3,013 3,607
80 2,923 3,205 2,649 3,221 2,964 3,418
79 2,753 3,050 2,463 3,085 2,894 3,217
78 2,545 2,845 2,253 2,927 2,799 3,006
77 2,302 2,591 2,021 2,754 2,684 2,789
76 2,038 2,307 1,781 2,576 2,557 2,575
75 1,779 2,019 1,550 2,398 2,421 2,366
74 1,549 1,761 1,347 2,217 2,274 2,161
73 1,360 1,549 1,181 2,035 2,114 1,964
72 1,214 1,386 1,051 1,870 1,961 1,791
71 1,108 1,269 954 1,743 1,842 1,658
70 1,033 1,190 883 1,645 1,749 1,555
69 978 1,135 829 1,563 1,672 1,469
68 935 1,093 783 1,492 1,609 1,394
67 894 1,055 739 1,427 1,555 1,323
66 850 1,012 694 1,361 1,502 1,249
65 802 963 646 1,297 1,452 1,176
64 751 909 598 1,235 1,404 1,104
63 698 850 551 1,177 1,358 1,037
62 645 789 506 1,123 1,315 974
61 594 729 464 1,074 1,276 917
60 546 672 425 1,029 1,239 864
59 501 619 389 985 1,202 813
58 461 572 356 940 1,164 762
57 425 530 326 892 1,122 709
56 393 492 298.6 842 1,077 656
55 364 459 273.7 791 1,029 604
54 337 428 251.6 741 981 553
53 313 398 232.4 693 933 507
52 290.7 369 215.9 649 889 465
51 270 341 201.6 610 848 428
50 251 315 188.9 576 812 396
49 233.5 291.4 177.1 546 780 366
48 217.8 270.9 165.7 520 753 339
47 203.9 253.7 154.6 497 730 314
46 191.6 239.5 143.8 477 713 289.8
45 180.8 227.7 133.7 459 699 267.5
44 171.1 217.3 124.3 444 688 247.2
43 162.2 207.8 115.8 432 680 228.9
42 154 198.5 108.4 422 673 212.5
41 146.2 189.4 101.9 414 665 197.9
40 139.1 180.5 96.3 406 655 184.7
39 132.5 172.4 91.2 397 642 172.5
38 126.6 165.4 86.3 387 625 161.1
37 121.3 159.9 81.1 374 603 150.2
36 116.5 155.8 75.6 359 577 139.7
35 112.3 152.9 70 342 549 129.9
34 108.7 150.8 64.8 325 520 121.2
33 105.7 149.3 60.3 307 491 113.7
32 103.2 147.9 56.7 290.9 465 107.5
31 101.1 146.4 53.9 275.5 440 102.2
30 99.4 144.9 51.9 261.1 416 97.7
29 97.9 143.5 50.3 247.2 392 93.6
28 96.7 142.4 48.9 233 368 89.4
27 95.7 141.9 47.3 218.8 344 85
26 94.9 141.9 45.7 205.5 323 80.6
25 94.4 142.4 44.1 194.5 305 76.3
24 93.8 142.8 42.3 186.7 293.4 72.5
23 92.6 142.6 40.2 183.2 289.5 69.5
22 90.3 140.7 37.7 183.5 292.2 67.4
21 86.4 135.6 34.9 186.2 298.8 65.9
20 80.4 126.5 32.2 187.5 302 64.8
19 72 112.5 29.7 181.8 292.1 63.3
18 61.7 94.6 27.4 164.4 260.9 60.7
17 50.6 75 25 137.5 212.7 56.7
16 39.9 56.5 22.6 106.4 157.4 51.5
15 31.1 41.5 20.2 79.1 110 45.9
14 24.4 30.4 18.2 58 74.5 40.3
13 19.7 22.9 16.3 43.5 51.5 35
12 16.4 18.2 14.6 34 37.7 30.1
11 14.2 15.3 13 27.7 29.4 25.8
10 12.8 13.8 11.7 23.8 24.9 22.7
9 12 13.2 10.8 21.9 22.8 20.9
8 11.9 13.3 10.4 21.2 22.3 20.2
7 12.4 14.1 10.6 22 23.2 20.8
6 13.6 15.5 11.7 24.2 25.6 22.8
5 15.7 17.5 13.8 28 29.5 26.4
4 18.6 20 17.1 33.2 34.7 31.6
3 22.5 23.1 21.9 40.2 41.5 38.8
2 27.8 26.8 28.7 49.7 50.3 49
1 34.7 31.3 38.3 62.3 61.4 63.2
0 602 639 565 859 928 787

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/costa-rica/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 Costa Rica, the most common age of death is 88, compared to 84 in El Salvador. The median age of death is 85 in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica 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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