Botswana - Life expectancy at birth 2012

Life expectancy improves in Botswana

In 2012 the life expectancy in Botswana increased to 60.8 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 62.93 years and for men 58.59 years.

Botswana’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 163th in 2011 to 164th in 2012.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Botswana over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2011, when it was 60.53 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2002, when it was 50.63 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
2012	62.93	58.59	60.80
2011	62.82	58.17	60.53
2010	61.83	58.09	60.01
2009	60.03	56.43	58.28
2008	58.44	55.69	57.12
2007	56.99	54.37	55.73
2006	55.15	52.60	53.92
2005	54.38	50.78	52.61
2004	53.28	49.90	51.62
2003	52.65	49.20	50.95
2002	52.39	48.84	50.63
2001	52.45	48.86	50.68
2000	52.84	49.14	51.01
1999	53.65	49.69	51.69
1998	54.66	50.34	52.52
1997	55.81	51.05	53.45
1996	57.03	51.67	54.36
1995	58.23	51.93	55.06
1994	59.51	52.85	56.15
1993	60.67	54.75	57.72
1992	61.86	54.87	58.35
1991	63.02	55.97	59.47
1990	64.04	57.06	60.53
1989	64.85	58.02	61.43
1988	65.04	58.47	61.76
1987	65.73	59.29	62.52
1986	65.79	59.53	62.68
1985	65.63	59.57	62.63
1984	65.34	59.34	62.36
1983	64.84	59.11	62.00
1982	64.37	58.71	61.57
1981	63.88	58.28	61.13
1980	63.36	57.81	60.65
1979	62.87	57.32	60.18
1978	62.36	56.82	59.69
1977	61.77	56.31	59.17
1976	61.12	55.74	58.58
1975	60.51	55.14	58.00
1974	59.89	54.56	57.42
1973	59.30	53.97	56.86
1972	58.72	53.40	56.30
1971	58.18	52.85	55.75
1970	57.67	52.32	55.20
1969	57.16	51.86	54.68
1968	56.67	51.40	54.19
1967	56.22	50.97	53.72
1966	55.76	50.56	53.26
1965	55.28	50.16	52.81
1964	54.80	49.73	52.35
1963	54.32	49.29	51.88
1962	53.83	48.81	51.39
1961	53.32	48.33	50.89
1960	52.78	47.84	50.37

Botswana - Life expectancy at birth