Botswana - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy increases in Botswana

In 2017 the life expectancy in Botswana increased to 67.62 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.19 years and for men 64.94 years.

Botswana’s position improvened with respect to the 192 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 140th in 2016 to 137th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Botswana over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 66.8 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 55.31 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
2017	70.19	64.94	67.62
2016	69.52	64.00	66.80
2015	68.71	62.94	65.85
2014	67.74	61.79	64.78
2013	66.63	60.62	63.63
2012	65.38	59.46	62.43
2011	64.01	58.32	61.18
2010	62.51	57.18	59.87
2009	60.87	55.96	58.45
2008	59.11	54.64	56.92
2007	57.31	53.21	55.31
2006	55.54	51.74	53.70
2005	53.93	50.30	52.17
2004	52.58	49.00	50.83
2003	51.58	47.94	49.79
2002	50.99	47.20	49.11
2001	50.83	46.83	48.84
2000	51.16	46.91	49.03
1999	51.99	47.46	49.71
1998	53.22	48.42	50.81
1997	54.75	49.70	52.21
1996	56.45	51.21	53.83
1995	58.21	52.83	55.53
1994	59.89	54.47	57.20
1993	61.40	56.01	58.75
1992	62.68	57.37	60.08
1991	63.66	58.49	61.15
1990	64.32	59.32	61.91
1989	64.69	59.87	62.37
1988	64.84	60.21	62.62
1987	64.85	60.38	62.72
1986	64.75	60.41	62.69
1985	64.56	60.33	62.56
1984	64.30	60.14	62.33
1983	63.98	59.85	62.03
1982	63.58	59.49	61.65
1981	63.13	59.07	61.22
1980	62.64	58.59	60.73
1979	62.10	58.07	60.20
1978	61.51	57.51	59.63
1977	60.87	56.92	59.02
1976	60.21	56.30	58.38
1975	59.53	55.67	57.72
1974	58.84	55.04	57.07
1973	58.16	54.43	56.42
1972	57.49	53.82	55.78
1971	56.86	53.25	55.18
1970	56.27	52.70	54.61
1969	55.74	52.20	54.09
1968	55.26	51.74	53.62
1967	54.82	51.32	53.18
1966	54.43	50.92	52.79
1965	54.08	50.55	52.42
1964	53.75	50.20	52.07
1963	53.42	49.85	51.73
1962	53.10	49.50	51.38
1961	52.77	49.13	51.03
1960	52.43	48.76	50.66

Botswana - Life expectancy at birth