Botswana vs Malawi: Life expectancy at age 15

Botswana
79.91
in 2100
Malawi
79.63
in 2100
Botswana rank
188th
Malawi rank
191st

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
020406080195020252100

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 79.91 against 79.63 in Malawi, a difference of 0.28.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 188th and Malawi ranks 191st of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 15 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 62.2 58.59 3.61 Botswana
1960s 64.36 59.73 4.63 Botswana
1970s 66.9 61.03 5.87 Botswana
1980s 67.45 62.09 5.36 Botswana
1990s 60.32 57.95 2.37 Botswana
2000s 59.29 59.84 0.5479 Malawi
2010s 66.73 66.38 0.3434 Botswana
2020s 71.67 70.25 1.42 Botswana
2030s 73.12 71.88 1.24 Botswana
2040s 73.9 72.94 0.9534 Botswana
2050s 74.8 74.01 0.7903 Botswana
2060s 75.83 75.19 0.6423 Botswana
2070s 76.92 76.41 0.5131 Botswana
2080s 78.07 77.66 0.4105 Botswana
2090s 79.26 78.93 0.3283 Botswana
2100s 79.91 79.63 0.285 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Botswana or Malawi?
Botswana, at 79.91 against 79.63 in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Botswana and Malawi?
0.28, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
Botswana ranks 188th and Malawi ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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