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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in El Salvador vs 75.4 in Nicaragua. El Salvador is ranked 116/197 by life expectancy, and Nicaragua is 91/197. In El Salvador, the life expectancy is 68.2 years for males and 76.9 years for females. In Nicaragua, it's 72.8 years for males and 77.9 years for females.

El Salvador vs Nicaragua life expectancy at birth by year

El Salvador
Male

Female
Nicaragua
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
El Salvador Nicaragua
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 72.7 68.2 76.9 75.4 72.8 77.9
2025 72.5 68 76.7 75.3 72.6 77.7
2024 72.3 67.8 76.5 75.1 72.5 77.6
2023 72.1 67.5 76.3 74.9 72.3 77.4
2022 72 67.4 76.2 74.5 71.8 76.9
2021 69.9 65.2 74.3 70.5 67.6 73.4
2020 70.2 65.5 74.7 70.8 67.6 74
2019 71.7 67.1 76 73.8 71 76.4
2018 71.4 66.5 75.9 73.9 71 76.6
2017 71 65.9 75.8 73.4 70.7 76
2016 70.9 65.8 75.8 73.2 70.4 75.8
2015 71 66 75.7 72.9 70.1 75.6
2014 71.1 66.3 75.7 72.8 69.9 75.6
2013 71.2 66.5 75.7 72.6 69.5 75.5
2012 71.4 67 75.6 72.4 69.4 75.4
2011 71.2 66.7 75.4 72 69 75
2010 70.9 66.4 75.2 71.8 68.8 74.7
2009 70.4 65.7 74.8 71.5 68.5 74.5
2008 70.1 65.4 74.7 71.4 68.4 74.3
2007 69.8 65 74.5 71.2 68.2 74.2
2006 69.6 64.8 74.3 71 67.9 74
2005 69.3 64.5 74 70.4 67.3 73.4
2004 69.3 64.6 73.9 69.5 66.5 72.5
2003 68.8 64.1 73.4 68.7 65.7 71.8
2002 68.5 63.8 73.2 68 64.9 71
2001 68 63.4 72.5 67 64 70.1
2000 67.7 63 72.4 66.4 63.3 69.4
1999 67.3 62.6 72 65.9 62.8 68.9
1998 66.7 62 71.3 64.1 61.5 66.7
1997 66.2 61.4 71.2 65.5 62.4 68.5
1996 65.5 60.5 70.6 65.2 62.1 68.2
1995 64.9 59.9 70.1 64.9 61.7 67.9
1994 64.5 59.5 69.6 64.5 61.4 67.6
1993 64 59 69.1 64.1 60.9 67.2
1992 62.9 57.9 68.2 63.7 60.4 66.8
1991 62.5 57.4 67.9 63.3 60 66.6
1990 62 57.1 67.1 62.5 58.9 66.1
1989 61.3 56.2 66.6 61.9 58.2 65.6
1988 60 55.1 65.2 59.8 55 64.9
1987 59.4 54.6 64.5 57.3 51.1 64.4
1986 59.3 54.9 64 57.6 51.7 64.1
1985 58 53.4 63 56.4 50.1 63.7
1984 56.6 51.6 62.1 56.1 49.9 63.4
1983 54.4 48.9 60.5 56.9 51.3 63.2
1982 53.3 47.6 60 58.7 54.6 63
1981 50.9 44.1 59.4 58.3 54.2 62.6
1980 48.6 41 58.9 58 54.1 62
1979 53.8 49.1 59.1 50.8 43.8 59.7
1978 54.7 50.6 59.3 53.5 48.4 59.4
1977 54 50 58.6 56.1 52.4 60.1
1976 54.4 50.8 58.3 56.1 52.8 59.6
1975 53.4 50.2 56.9 55.8 52.6 59.1
1974 52.9 49.6 56.5 55.4 52.3 58.6
1973 52.8 49.8 56 55 52 58.2
1972 52 49 55.2 48 46.2 49.8
1971 51.7 49 54.5 54.2 51.4 57.2
1970 51.4 48.9 54 53.8 51 56.8
1969 51.3 49 53.7 53.4 50.6 56.3
1968 50.8 48.6 53.2 52.9 50.1 55.8
1967 50.8 48.7 53.1 52.3 49.6 55.3
1966 50.7 48.6 52.9 51.6 49.2 54
1965 50.2 48.1 52.4 50.6 48.7 52.7
1964 49.7 47.6 52 49.6 48 51.1
1963 49.4 47.3 51.5 48.8 47.3 50.2
1962 49 46.9 51.1 48 46.5 49.4
1961 48.6 46.6 50.7 47.3 45.9 48.7
1960 48.3 46.3 50.4 46.4 45 47.8
1959 48 46 50 46.1 44.7 47.4
1958 47.7 45.7 49.7 45.5 44.1 46.8
1957 47.1 45.2 49.1 44.9 43.5 46.2
1956 46.6 44.7 48.5 44.3 42.9 45.7
1955 46 44.2 48 43.7 42.3 45
1954 45.5 43.6 47.5 43.1 41.7 44.4
1953 45 43.1 47 42.4 41.1 43.8
1952 44.8 42.8 46.8 41.9 40.5 43.2
1951 43.8 42 45.8 40.8 39.5 42.1
1950 44.2 42.3 46.2 40.6 39.3 42

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 62.2 years in El Salvador and 64.6 in Nicaragua. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 15.1 healthy years in El Salvador and 15.8 in Nicaragua.

El Salvador vs Nicaragua 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 El Salvador and Nicaragua, 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:
45.1 vs 47.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
75.1 vs 77.2 years

Median expected age of death:
78.8 vs 80.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
El Salvador Nicaragua
Male Female Male Female
40 94.4% 98.7% 97.2% 99.0%
50 86.9% 96.0% 93.1% 96.9%
60 76.2% 89.9% 84.9% 91.5%
65 69.2% 84.9% 78.5% 86.8%
70 61.0% 78.2% 70.1% 80.3%
75 50.4% 68.8% 59.0% 71.3%
80 36.3% 54.5% 44.0% 57.6%
85 20.4% 35.4% 25.5% 38.0%
90 7.8% 16.3% 9.7% 17.5%
95 1.8% 4.5% 2.2% 4.9%
100 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7%

Life expectancy by current age

El Salvador
Male

Female
Nicaragua
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
El Salvador Nicaragua
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.8 102 101.9 101.7 101.9
99 101 100.9 101.1 101 100.9 101
98 100.1 100 100.2 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.3 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.4 98.3 98.5 98.4 98.3 98.5
95 97.6 97.4 97.6 97.6 97.4 97.6
94 96.7 96.6 96.8 96.8 96.6 96.8
93 95.9 95.8 96 95.9 95.7 96
92 95.1 94.9 95.2 95.2 94.9 95.2
91 94.3 94.1 94.4 94.4 94.1 94.5
90 93.6 93.3 93.7 93.6 93.3 93.7
89 92.8 92.6 93 92.9 92.5 93
88 92.1 91.8 92.3 92.1 91.8 92.3
87 91.4 91 91.6 91.4 91 91.6
86 90.7 90.3 90.9 90.7 90.3 90.9
85 90.1 89.6 90.3 90.1 89.6 90.3
84 89.4 88.9 89.7 89.4 88.9 89.7
83 88.8 88.3 89.1 88.9 88.3 89.2
82 88.2 87.7 88.6 88.3 87.7 88.6
81 87.7 87.1 88.1 87.8 87.2 88.1
80 87.2 86.5 87.6 87.3 86.6 87.7
79 86.7 86 87.1 86.8 86.1 87.3
78 86.2 85.4 86.7 86.4 85.6 86.8
77 85.7 84.9 86.3 85.9 85.2 86.5
76 85.3 84.5 85.9 85.6 84.7 86.1
75 84.9 84 85.5 85.2 84.3 85.8
74 84.5 83.6 85.2 84.8 83.9 85.5
73 84.2 83.2 84.9 84.5 83.6 85.2
72 83.8 82.8 84.6 84.2 83.2 84.9
71 83.5 82.4 84.3 83.8 82.8 84.6
70 83.2 82 84 83.5 82.5 84.3
69 82.9 81.7 83.7 83.2 82.1 84
68 82.6 81.3 83.5 82.9 81.8 83.8
67 82.3 81 83.2 82.7 81.5 83.5
66 82 80.6 82.9 82.4 81.2 83.3
65 81.7 80.3 82.7 82.1 80.9 83.1
64 81.4 80 82.4 81.9 80.6 82.8
63 81.1 79.6 82.2 81.6 80.3 82.6
62 80.9 79.3 82 81.4 80 82.4
61 80.6 79 81.8 81.1 79.8 82.2
60 80.4 78.7 81.6 80.9 79.5 82
59 80.1 78.4 81.4 80.7 79.2 81.8
58 79.9 78.1 81.2 80.4 79 81.6
57 79.6 77.7 81 80.2 78.8 81.4
56 79.4 77.4 80.8 80 78.5 81.3
55 79.2 77.2 80.6 79.9 78.3 81.1
54 78.9 76.9 80.5 79.7 78.1 81
53 78.7 76.6 80.3 79.5 77.9 80.9
52 78.5 76.3 80.2 79.4 77.7 80.8
51 78.4 76.1 80.1 79.2 77.6 80.6
50 78.2 75.8 79.9 79.1 77.4 80.5
49 78 75.6 79.8 79 77.2 80.4
48 77.8 75.3 79.7 78.8 77.1 80.4
47 77.7 75.1 79.6 78.7 77 80.3
46 77.5 74.8 79.5 78.6 76.8 80.2
45 77.3 74.6 79.4 78.5 76.7 80.1
44 77.2 74.4 79.3 78.4 76.6 80
43 77 74.1 79.2 78.3 76.4 80
42 76.9 73.9 79.2 78.2 76.3 79.9
41 76.7 73.6 79.1 78.1 76.2 79.9
40 76.5 73.4 79 78 76.1 79.8
39 76.4 73.2 78.9 78 75.9 79.7
38 76.2 72.9 78.9 77.9 75.8 79.7
37 76.1 72.7 78.8 77.8 75.7 79.6
36 75.9 72.4 78.7 77.7 75.6 79.6
35 75.8 72.2 78.7 77.6 75.5 79.5
34 75.6 72 78.6 77.5 75.3 79.5
33 75.5 71.8 78.6 77.4 75.2 79.5
32 75.4 71.6 78.5 77.4 75.1 79.4
31 75.2 71.4 78.5 77.3 75 79.4
30 75.1 71.2 78.4 77.2 74.9 79.4
29 75 71.1 78.4 77.2 74.8 79.3
28 74.9 70.9 78.3 77.1 74.8 79.3
27 74.8 70.8 78.3 77.1 74.7 79.2
26 74.7 70.6 78.2 77 74.6 79.2
25 74.6 70.5 78.2 76.9 74.5 79.2
24 74.5 70.3 78.2 76.9 74.4 79.2
23 74.4 70.2 78.1 76.8 74.4 79.1
22 74.3 70 78.1 76.8 74.3 79.1
21 74.2 69.9 78 76.7 74.2 79.1
20 74.1 69.7 78 76.7 74.2 79
19 74 69.6 78 76.7 74.1 79
18 73.9 69.5 77.9 76.6 74.1 79
17 73.8 69.3 77.9 76.6 74 79
16 73.7 69.3 77.9 76.5 74 78.9
15 73.7 69.2 77.8 76.5 74 78.9
14 73.7 69.2 77.8 76.5 74 78.9
13 73.6 69.1 77.8 76.5 73.9 78.9
12 73.6 69.1 77.8 76.5 73.9 78.9
11 73.6 69.1 77.8 76.5 73.9 78.8
10 73.6 69.1 77.7 76.4 73.9 78.8
9 73.6 69.1 77.7 76.4 73.9 78.8
8 73.6 69 77.7 76.4 73.9 78.8
7 73.5 69 77.7 76.4 73.9 78.8
6 73.5 69 77.7 76.4 73.8 78.8
5 73.5 69 77.7 76.4 73.8 78.8
4 73.5 69 77.6 76.3 73.8 78.7
3 73.5 68.9 77.6 76.3 73.8 78.7
2 73.4 68.9 77.6 76.3 73.7 78.7
1 73.4 68.9 77.5 76.2 73.7 78.6
0 72.7 68.2 76.9 75.4 72.8 77.9

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 El Salvador can expect to live to 75.1 years compared to 77.2 in Nicaragua, rising to 81.7 and 82.1 at 65, and to 87.2 and 87.3 at 80 — higher than the 72.7 and 75.4 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

El Salvador
Male

Female
Nicaragua
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
El Salvador Nicaragua
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.42% 0.21% 0.62% 0.49% 0.25% 0.68%
99 0.67% 0.33% 0.98% 0.78% 0.4% 1.07%
98 1.02% 0.52% 1.49% 1.2% 0.64% 1.63%
97 1.53% 0.8% 2.21% 1.78% 0.99% 2.41%
96 2.21% 1.18% 3.18% 2.57% 1.47% 3.46%
95 3.11% 1.71% 4.43% 3.6% 2.14% 4.81%
94 4.27% 2.4% 6.01% 4.91% 3.02% 6.5%
93 5.7% 3.3% 7.94% 6.54% 4.16% 8.57%
92 7.43% 4.42% 10.2% 8.5% 5.58% 11%
91 9.46% 5.77% 12.9% 10.8% 7.33% 13.9%
90 11.8% 7.38% 15.9% 13.5% 9.41% 17.1%
89 14.4% 9.25% 19.2% 16.5% 11.8% 20.7%
88 17.3% 11.4% 22.8% 19.8% 14.6% 24.5%
87 20.5% 13.8% 26.6% 23.5% 17.7% 28.7%
86 23.9% 16.5% 30.6% 27.3% 21.1% 33%
85 27.3% 19.3% 34.6% 31.3% 24.7% 37.3%
84 30.8% 22.2% 38.6% 35.2% 28.3% 41.5%
83 34.3% 25.2% 42.5% 39% 31.9% 45.5%
82 37.7% 28.2% 46.3% 42.8% 35.5% 49.4%
81 41% 31.2% 49.9% 46.4% 39.1% 53%
80 44.3% 34.2% 53.3% 49.8% 42.5% 56.4%
79 47.4% 37.1% 56.5% 53% 45.7% 59.6%
78 50.3% 39.9% 59.5% 56% 48.8% 62.5%
77 53% 42.6% 62.3% 58.7% 51.7% 65.2%
76 55.6% 45.1% 64.9% 61.3% 54.5% 67.6%
75 58% 47.6% 67.3% 63.6% 57% 69.8%
74 60.2% 49.8% 69.4% 65.8% 59.3% 71.8%
73 62.3% 51.9% 71.4% 67.8% 61.6% 73.6%
72 64.1% 53.9% 73.2% 69.7% 63.7% 75.4%
71 65.9% 55.8% 74.8% 71.6% 65.8% 77.1%
70 67.5% 57.5% 76.4% 73.3% 67.7% 78.6%
69 69.1% 59.2% 77.8% 74.9% 69.5% 80%
68 70.6% 60.8% 79.2% 76.4% 71.2% 81.4%
67 72% 62.3% 80.6% 77.8% 72.8% 82.6%
66 73.4% 63.8% 81.8% 79.1% 74.3% 83.8%
65 74.7% 65.3% 83% 80.4% 75.7% 84.9%
64 75.9% 66.7% 84.1% 81.6% 77.1% 86%
63 77.1% 68.1% 85.1% 82.8% 78.4% 87%
62 78.2% 69.4% 86.1% 83.8% 79.7% 87.9%
61 79.3% 70.6% 87% 84.9% 80.9% 88.8%
60 80.3% 71.9% 87.9% 85.8% 82% 89.6%
59 81.3% 73.1% 88.7% 86.8% 83.1% 90.4%
58 82.2% 74.3% 89.5% 87.6% 84.1% 91.1%
57 83.1% 75.4% 90.2% 88.4% 85% 91.7%
56 84% 76.4% 90.8% 89.1% 85.9% 92.3%
55 84.7% 77.5% 91.4% 89.8% 86.7% 92.9%
54 85.5% 78.5% 92% 90.4% 87.5% 93.3%
53 86.2% 79.4% 92.5% 91% 88.2% 93.8%
52 86.8% 80.3% 93% 91.5% 88.8% 94.2%
51 87.4% 81.1% 93.4% 92% 89.4% 94.5%
50 88% 81.9% 93.8% 92.4% 89.9% 94.9%
49 88.6% 82.7% 94.1% 92.8% 90.4% 95.2%
48 89.1% 83.5% 94.5% 93.2% 90.9% 95.4%
47 89.6% 84.2% 94.8% 93.5% 91.3% 95.7%
46 90.1% 84.9% 95.1% 93.8% 91.7% 95.9%
45 90.5% 85.6% 95.4% 94.1% 92.1% 96.1%
44 91% 86.3% 95.6% 94.4% 92.5% 96.3%
43 91.4% 87% 95.8% 94.6% 92.8% 96.5%
42 91.8% 87.7% 96% 94.9% 93.2% 96.6%
41 92.2% 88.3% 96.2% 95.1% 93.5% 96.8%
40 92.6% 89% 96.4% 95.4% 93.9% 96.9%
39 93% 89.6% 96.6% 95.6% 94.2% 97.1%
38 93.4% 90.2% 96.8% 95.8% 94.5% 97.2%
37 93.8% 90.8% 96.9% 96% 94.8% 97.3%
36 94.2% 91.4% 97.1% 96.2% 95.1% 97.4%
35 94.5% 92% 97.2% 96.4% 95.4% 97.5%
34 94.8% 92.5% 97.3% 96.6% 95.6% 97.6%
33 95.1% 93% 97.4% 96.8% 95.9% 97.7%
32 95.4% 93.4% 97.5% 96.9% 96.1% 97.8%
31 95.7% 93.9% 97.6% 97.1% 96.3% 97.8%
30 96% 94.3% 97.7% 97.2% 96.5% 97.9%
29 96.2% 94.7% 97.8% 97.3% 96.7% 98%
28 96.4% 95.1% 97.9% 97.5% 96.9% 98%
27 96.7% 95.4% 98% 97.6% 97.1% 98.1%
26 96.9% 95.7% 98.1% 97.7% 97.2% 98.2%
25 97.1% 96% 98.1% 97.8% 97.4% 98.2%
24 97.2% 96.3% 98.2% 97.9% 97.5% 98.3%
23 97.4% 96.6% 98.3% 98% 97.7% 98.3%
22 97.6% 96.9% 98.4% 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
21 97.8% 97.2% 98.4% 98.2% 97.9% 98.4%
20 98% 97.5% 98.5% 98.2% 98% 98.5%
19 98.2% 97.8% 98.6% 98.3% 98.1% 98.5%
18 98.3% 98.1% 98.6% 98.4% 98.2% 98.6%
17 98.5% 98.3% 98.7% 98.4% 98.3% 98.6%
16 98.6% 98.4% 98.7% 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
15 98.7% 98.5% 98.8% 98.5% 98.4% 98.7%
14 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
13 98.8% 98.7% 98.8% 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
12 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 98.6% 98.5% 98.8%
11 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 98.6% 98.5% 98.8%
10 98.8% 98.8% 98.9% 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
9 98.9% 98.8% 98.9% 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
8 98.9% 98.8% 99% 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
7 98.9% 98.8% 99% 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
6 98.9% 98.9% 99% 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
5 99% 98.9% 99% 98.8% 98.6% 98.9%
4 99% 98.9% 99.1% 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
3 99% 99% 99.1% 98.8% 98.7% 99%
2 99.1% 99% 99.1% 98.9% 98.8% 99%
1 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 99% 98.9% 99.1%

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. 80.3% of newborns in El Salvador and 85.8% in Nicaragua are expected to live past 60, 67.5% and 73.3% past 70, 44.3% and 49.8% past 80, and only 11.8% and 13.5% 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

El Salvador
Male

Female
Nicaragua
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
El Salvador Nicaragua
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 39% 40% 38.7% 39% 40.9% 38.7%
99 37% 38.1% 36.7% 36.9% 38.9% 36.6%
98 35% 36.3% 34.6% 34.8% 37% 34.4%
97 33% 34.4% 32.5% 32.7% 35% 32.3%
96 30.9% 32.5% 30.4% 30.7% 33% 30.2%
95 29% 30.7% 28.3% 28.7% 31.1% 28.1%
94 27% 28.9% 26.3% 26.7% 29.2% 26.1%
93 25.2% 27.1% 24.3% 24.9% 27.3% 24.1%
92 23.3% 25.3% 22.4% 23.1% 25.5% 22.3%
91 21.5% 23.5% 20.6% 21.4% 23.8% 20.5%
90 19.8% 21.8% 18.9% 19.8% 22.1% 18.9%
89 18.2% 20.2% 17.3% 18.3% 20.5% 17.3%
88 16.8% 18.7% 15.8% 16.8% 19% 15.8%
87 15.4% 17.5% 14.4% 15.5% 17.6% 14.4%
86 14.1% 16.1% 13% 14.1% 16% 13%
85 12.7% 14.7% 11.6% 12.6% 14.4% 11.5%
84 11.3% 13.2% 10.3% 11.2% 12.8% 10.1%
83 10.1% 11.9% 9.15% 9.86% 11.4% 8.89%
82 9.09% 10.7% 8.14% 8.75% 10.2% 7.84%
81 8.14% 9.65% 7.23% 7.74% 9.04% 6.89%
80 7.28% 8.66% 6.41% 6.83% 8.02% 6.04%
79 6.51% 7.8% 5.69% 6.04% 7.13% 5.31%
78 5.82% 7.02% 5.05% 5.34% 6.34% 4.66%
77 5.19% 6.3% 4.48% 4.71% 5.63% 4.09%
76 4.63% 5.66% 3.97% 4.16% 4.99% 3.59%
75 4.13% 5.09% 3.52% 3.67% 4.43% 3.14%
74 3.68% 4.56% 3.11% 3.26% 3.95% 2.77%
73 3.27% 4.07% 2.75% 2.99% 3.64% 2.53%
72 2.92% 3.64% 2.45% 2.79% 3.39% 2.35%
71 2.65% 3.3% 2.22% 2.56% 3.11% 2.15%
70 2.44% 3.04% 2.04% 2.34% 2.83% 1.96%
69 2.26% 2.83% 1.89% 2.15% 2.6% 1.8%
68 2.11% 2.65% 1.76% 1.98% 2.39% 1.65%
67 1.98% 2.49% 1.64% 1.82% 2.2% 1.52%
66 1.86% 2.35% 1.53% 1.69% 2.03% 1.41%
65 1.74% 2.22% 1.42% 1.57% 1.89% 1.31%
64 1.63% 2.1% 1.31% 1.47% 1.77% 1.23%
63 1.53% 2% 1.22% 1.38% 1.67% 1.14%
62 1.44% 1.9% 1.13% 1.3% 1.57% 1.07%
61 1.36% 1.81% 1.05% 1.21% 1.48% 0.99%
60 1.28% 1.72% 0.98% 1.13% 1.39% 0.92%
59 1.21% 1.65% 0.92% 1.06% 1.3% 0.84%
58 1.14% 1.57% 0.85% 0.98% 1.21% 0.77%
57 1.07% 1.49% 0.79% 0.9% 1.11% 0.7%
56 1% 1.41% 0.72% 0.82% 1.02% 0.64%
55 0.93% 1.33% 0.66% 0.75% 0.94% 0.58%
54 0.87% 1.25% 0.6% 0.68% 0.85% 0.52%
53 0.8% 1.18% 0.55% 0.62% 0.78% 0.47%
52 0.75% 1.11% 0.5% 0.56% 0.71% 0.42%
51 0.7% 1.05% 0.46% 0.51% 0.65% 0.38%
50 0.65% 0.99% 0.42% 0.46% 0.6% 0.34%
49 0.62% 0.94% 0.39% 0.43% 0.55% 0.31%
48 0.58% 0.9% 0.36% 0.39% 0.51% 0.28%
47 0.55% 0.87% 0.33% 0.36% 0.48% 0.25%
46 0.53% 0.84% 0.3% 0.33% 0.45% 0.23%
45 0.51% 0.82% 0.28% 0.31% 0.42% 0.21%
44 0.49% 0.8% 0.26% 0.29% 0.4% 0.19%
43 0.47% 0.78% 0.24% 0.28% 0.38% 0.18%
42 0.46% 0.77% 0.22% 0.26% 0.37% 0.17%
41 0.45% 0.75% 0.21% 0.25% 0.36% 0.16%
40 0.44% 0.74% 0.19% 0.25% 0.35% 0.15%
39 0.43% 0.72% 0.18% 0.24% 0.34% 0.14%
38 0.41% 0.69% 0.17% 0.23% 0.33% 0.13%
37 0.4% 0.66% 0.15% 0.22% 0.32% 0.12%
36 0.38% 0.63% 0.14% 0.21% 0.31% 0.11%
35 0.36% 0.6% 0.13% 0.2% 0.29% 0.1%
34 0.34% 0.56% 0.12% 0.18% 0.28% 0.09%
33 0.32% 0.53% 0.12% 0.17% 0.26% 0.09%
32 0.3% 0.5% 0.11% 0.16% 0.24% 0.08%
31 0.29% 0.47% 0.1% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
30 0.27% 0.44% 0.1% 0.14% 0.21% 0.07%
29 0.26% 0.41% 0.1% 0.13% 0.2% 0.07%
28 0.24% 0.39% 0.09% 0.13% 0.18% 0.07%
27 0.23% 0.36% 0.09% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
26 0.21% 0.34% 0.08% 0.11% 0.16% 0.06%
25 0.2% 0.32% 0.08% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
24 0.19% 0.3% 0.07% 0.1% 0.14% 0.06%
23 0.19% 0.3% 0.07% 0.1% 0.14% 0.05%
22 0.19% 0.3% 0.07% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
21 0.19% 0.31% 0.07% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
20 0.19% 0.31% 0.07% 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
19 0.19% 0.3% 0.06% 0.07% 0.1% 0.05%
18 0.17% 0.27% 0.06% 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
17 0.14% 0.22% 0.06% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
16 0.11% 0.16% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
15 0.08% 0.11% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
14 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
13 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
12 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
10 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
6 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
4 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
3 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
2 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
1 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
0 0.86% 0.93% 0.79% 1.02% 1.15% 0.89%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.86% in the birth year in El Salvador and 1.02% in Nicaragua, 0.27% vs 0.14% at age 30, 1.28% vs 1.13% at 60, and 7.28% vs 6.83% at 80.

Death rate by age in El Salvador vs Nicaragua

El Salvador
Male

Female
Nicaragua
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
El Salvador Nicaragua
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 47.9 4.01 90.9 63.8 0 106.5
99 246.2 127.5 358 288 157.5 392
98 358 190.4 516 417 237.3 563
97 503 275 718 583 346 780
96 684 385 964 788 487 1,043
95 901 524 1,253 1,032 664 1,350
94 1,153 695 1,579 1,314 881 1,696
93 1,433 896 1,931 1,627 1,136 2,068
92 1,730 1,117 2,294 1,964 1,425 2,456
91 2,034 1,355 2,657 2,317 1,744 2,847
90 2,340 1,610 3,005 2,673 2,082 3,226
89 2,632 1,869 3,322 3,014 2,425 3,570
88 2,906 2,135 3,599 3,337 2,769 3,874
87 3,161 2,413 3,830 3,638 3,112 4,135
86 3,352 2,654 3,972 3,846 3,385 4,280
85 3,460 2,827 4,015 3,936 3,555 4,292
84 3,493 2,934 3,980 3,926 3,630 4,200
83 3,473 2,991 3,890 3,849 3,637 4,046
82 3,426 3,024 3,768 3,742 3,611 3,869
81 3,340 3,013 3,607 3,587 3,531 3,652
80 3,221 2,964 3,418 3,399 3,407 3,408
79 3,085 2,894 3,217 3,200 3,263 3,163
78 2,927 2,799 3,006 2,989 3,096 2,913
77 2,754 2,684 2,789 2,768 2,912 2,665
76 2,576 2,557 2,575 2,548 2,719 2,423
75 2,398 2,421 2,366 2,336 2,523 2,193
74 2,217 2,274 2,161 2,147 2,345 1,991
73 2,035 2,114 1,964 2,030 2,238 1,863
72 1,870 1,961 1,791 1,945 2,159 1,770
71 1,743 1,842 1,658 1,833 2,047 1,656
70 1,645 1,749 1,555 1,711 1,919 1,538
69 1,563 1,672 1,469 1,609 1,810 1,440
68 1,492 1,609 1,394 1,509 1,701 1,346
67 1,427 1,555 1,323 1,416 1,599 1,258
66 1,361 1,502 1,249 1,336 1,512 1,183
65 1,297 1,452 1,176 1,265 1,435 1,116
64 1,235 1,404 1,104 1,201 1,367 1,054
63 1,177 1,358 1,037 1,143 1,307 995
62 1,123 1,315 974 1,087 1,251 938
61 1,074 1,276 917 1,031 1,194 879
60 1,029 1,239 864 973 1,136 821
59 985 1,202 813 916 1,077 762
58 940 1,164 762 855 1,013 704
57 892 1,122 709 794 947 645
56 842 1,077 656 732 879 588
55 791 1,029 604 672 812 534
54 741 981 553 614 747 484
53 693 933 507 561 686 438
52 649 889 465 512 631 396
51 610 848 428 468 581 359
50 576 812 396 429 537 325
49 546 780 366 395 499 294.6
48 520 753 339 365 466 267.6
47 497 730 314 338 437 243.4
46 477 713 289.8 314 412 221.9
45 459 699 267.5 293.9 390 203.1
44 444 688 247.2 276.8 372 186.9
43 432 680 228.9 262.6 357 173.4
42 422 673 212.5 251.1 345 162.2
41 414 665 197.9 241.8 335 152.8
40 406 655 184.7 234 327 144.6
39 397 642 172.5 226.8 320 136.6
38 387 625 161.1 219.1 312 128.1
37 374 603 150.2 210.1 303 118.8
36 359 577 139.7 200 291.5 109
35 342 549 129.9 189.2 278.8 99.5
34 325 520 121.2 178.3 264.9 91
33 307 491 113.7 167.8 250.4 84
32 290.9 465 107.5 157.7 235.3 78.5
31 275.5 440 102.2 148.1 220 74.4
30 261.1 416 97.7 139.3 205.3 71.5
29 247.2 392 93.6 131.2 191.4 69.3
28 233 368 89.4 123.9 178.8 67.1
27 218.8 344 85 116.9 167.5 64.8
26 205.5 323 80.6 110.4 157.3 61.9
25 194.5 305 76.3 104.3 148.4 58.8
24 186.7 293.4 72.5 98.8 140.6 55.7
23 183.2 289.5 69.5 94 133.8 53
22 183.5 292.2 67.4 89.6 127.3 50.7
21 186.2 298.8 65.9 85.1 120.3 48.8
20 187.5 302 64.8 80 111.8 47.2
19 181.8 292.1 63.3 73.7 100.9 45.6
18 164.4 260.9 60.7 66 87.8 43.6
17 137.5 212.7 56.7 57.6 73.4 41.3
16 106.4 157.4 51.5 48.9 59.1 38.3
15 79.1 110 45.9 40.9 46.7 34.8
14 58 74.5 40.3 33.9 36.7 31
13 43.5 51.5 35 28.3 29.3 27.3
12 34 37.7 30.1 24 24.2 23.8
11 27.7 29.4 25.8 20.9 20.9 20.9
10 23.8 24.9 22.7 19 19.1 18.8
9 21.9 22.8 20.9 18 18.6 17.5
8 21.2 22.3 20.2 18 19 17
7 22 23.2 20.8 19.3 20.8 17.6
6 24.2 25.6 22.8 22.2 24.3 20
5 28 29.5 26.4 27.2 29.8 24.5
4 33.2 34.7 31.6 34.5 37.5 31.5
3 40.2 41.5 38.8 44.9 48.1 41.6
2 49.7 50.3 49 59.8 63 56.6
1 62.3 61.4 63.2 81 83.8 78.2
0 859 928 787 1,019 1,147 886

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/el-salvador/nicaragua | 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 El Salvador, the most common age of death is 84, compared to 85 in Nicaragua. The median age of death is 78.1 in El Salvador and 79.9 in Nicaragua, 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 El Salvador and Nicaragua 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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