Botswana - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Botswana

In 2018 the life expectancy in Botswana increased to 69.28 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 72.05 years and for men 66.2 years.

Botswana’s position improvened with respect to the 192 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 136th in 2017 to 134th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Botswana over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 68.81 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 56.68 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Botswana. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Botswana in Botswanan economy.

Botswana - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2018	72.05	66.20	69.28
2017	71.56	65.79	68.81
2016	70.89	65.22	68.18
2015	70.01	64.46	67.34
2014	68.89	63.47	66.27
2013	67.54	62.28	64.98
2012	66.02	60.92	63.51
2011	64.35	59.41	61.91
2010	62.59	57.80	60.21
2009	60.78	56.12	58.45
2008	58.97	54.42	56.68
2007	57.26	52.78	54.98
2006	55.71	51.27	53.44
2005	54.42	49.98	52.13
2004	53.48	49.00	51.15
2003	52.90	48.33	50.52
2002	52.68	48.00	50.23
2001	52.81	47.97	50.28
2000	53.25	48.21	50.63
1999	53.97	48.66	51.21
1998	54.88	49.22	51.95
1997	55.88	49.82	52.75
1996	56.92	50.42	53.57
1995	57.98	51.04	54.41
1994	59.04	51.72	55.28
1993	60.12	52.50	56.22
1992	61.19	53.38	57.22
1991	62.22	54.33	58.23
1990	63.13	55.28	59.19
1989	63.86	56.14	60.02
1988	64.38	56.84	60.65
1987	64.67	57.32	61.06
1986	64.73	57.58	61.23
1985	64.58	57.60	61.17
1984	64.26	57.42	60.92
1983	63.84	57.11	60.54
1982	63.36	56.74	60.11
1981	62.87	56.32	59.65
1980	62.38	55.88	59.17
1979	61.88	55.42	58.69
1978	61.37	54.93	58.19
1977	60.82	54.41	57.65
1976	60.26	53.86	57.09
1975	59.69	53.31	56.52
1974	59.12	52.76	55.96
1973	58.56	52.21	55.40
1972	58.03	51.68	54.85
1971	57.51	51.16	54.33
1970	57.01	50.67	53.82
1969	56.53	50.21	53.35
1968	56.06	49.77	52.89
1967	55.59	49.34	52.44
1966	55.12	48.93	51.99
1965	54.63	48.52	51.55
1964	54.14	48.11	51.10
1963	53.64	47.69	50.64
1962	53.13	47.25	50.17
1961	52.61	46.79	49.68
1960	52.08	46.31	49.18

Botswana - Life expectancy at birth