Botswana vs United States of America: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Botswana
3.82 years
in 2023
United States of America
3.77 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
132nd
United States of America rank
134th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Botswana
- United States of America
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.82 years against 3.77 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Botswana ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 134th of 236 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.58 years | 4.65 years | 2.06 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 2.93 years | 5.58 years | 2.65 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.21 years | 6.07 years | 2.85 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 3.89 years | 5.65 years | 1.76 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 3.98 years | 4.86 years | 0.888 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3.17 years | 3.96 years | 0.7844 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.28 years | 3.74 years | 0.4646 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 3.72 years | 4.02 years | 0.2957 years | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Botswana or United States of America?
- Botswana, at 3.82 years against 3.77 years in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Botswana and United States of America?
- 0.05 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and United States of America rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Botswana ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 134th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.