Botswana vs Eritrea: Life expectancy at birth, male

Botswana
66.78 years
in 2024
Eritrea
66.76 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
157th
Eritrea rank
158th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 66.78 years against 66.76 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 157th and Eritrea ranks 158th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eritrea Difference Ahead
1960s 51.36 years 37.01 years 14.35 years Botswana
1970s 56.66 years 39.12 years 17.55 years Botswana
1980s 59.92 years 40.68 years 19.24 years Botswana
1990s 53.24 years 49.41 years 3.83 years Botswana
2000s 52.73 years 58.48 years 5.75 years Eritrea
2010s 60.75 years 63.59 years 2.84 years Eritrea
2020s 65.2 years 65.68 years 0.4802 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Botswana or Eritrea?
Botswana, at 66.78 years against 66.76 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Botswana and Eritrea?
0.02 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Botswana ranks 157th and Eritrea ranks 158th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.