Botswana vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy at birth, male

Botswana
66.78 years
in 2024
Turkmenistan
67 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
158th
Turkmenistan rank
156th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 67 years against 66.78 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 158th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1960s 51.36 years 49.67 years 1.69 years Botswana
1970s 56.66 years 53.4 years 3.27 years Botswana
1980s 59.92 years 59.16 years 0.7624 years Botswana
1990s 53.24 years 60.34 years 7.1 years Turkmenistan
2000s 52.73 years 62.61 years 9.88 years Turkmenistan
2010s 60.75 years 65.7 years 4.95 years Turkmenistan
2020s 65.2 years 66.4 years 1.2 years Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Botswana or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 67 years against 66.78 years in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Botswana and Turkmenistan?
0.22 years, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Botswana ranks 158th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 218 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
266 places, 17,256 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.