Botswana - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Botswana

In 2023 the life expectancy in Botswana increased to 69.16 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 71.7 years and for men 66.67 years.

Botswana’s position was held this year in position 136th with respect to the ranking of 195 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Botswana over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 68.75 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 61.22 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
2023	71.70	66.67	69.16
2022	71.25	66.29	68.75
2021	65.51	61.21	63.30
2020	70.36	65.04	67.64
2019	69.59	64.78	67.17
2018	68.70	64.06	66.37
2017	67.61	63.22	65.42
2016	66.39	62.23	64.32
2015	65.18	61.21	63.22
2014	64.09	60.20	62.17
2013	63.18	59.21	61.22
2012	62.42	58.31	60.38
2011	61.90	57.51	59.72
2010	61.49	56.79	59.14
2009	60.48	56.11	58.30
2008	59.38	55.89	57.66
2007	58.40	55.02	56.74
2006	56.71	53.47	55.11
2005	56.28	52.49	54.39
2004	55.38	51.76	53.57
2003	54.66	51.04	52.85
2002	54.17	50.59	52.37
2001	53.96	50.47	52.21
2000	54.02	50.50	52.26
1999	54.35	50.66	52.50
1998	54.95	51.00	52.97
1997	55.73	51.48	53.59
1996	56.66	51.95	54.28
1995	57.66	51.89	54.71
1994	58.73	53.30	55.97
1993	59.98	54.71	57.32
1992	61.26	55.23	58.19
1991	62.50	55.52	58.91
1990	63.73	56.66	60.10
1989	64.74	57.80	61.19
1988	65.10	58.42	61.70
1987	66.15	59.62	62.84
1986	66.51	60.27	63.36
1985	66.71	60.62	63.65
1984	66.62	60.80	63.71
1983	66.42	60.78	63.61
1982	66.08	60.65	63.38
1981	65.65	60.35	63.03
1980	65.12	59.89	62.53
1979	64.54	59.43	62.04
1978	63.95	58.85	61.49
1977	63.26	58.26	60.87
1976	62.56	57.61	60.21
1975	61.81	56.95	59.53
1974	61.18	56.32	58.91
1973	60.51	55.69	58.29
1972	59.86	55.08	57.67
1971	59.25	54.50	57.06
1970	58.62	53.94	56.45
1969	58.09	53.42	55.90
1968	57.55	52.94	55.37
1967	57.02	52.48	54.86
1966	56.49	52.04	54.36
1965	55.92	51.63	53.85
1964	55.37	51.19	53.36
1963	54.81	50.73	52.85
1962	54.23	50.24	52.31
1961	53.72	49.70	51.78
1960	53.12	49.18	51.22

Botswana - Life expectancy at birth