Botswana vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, total

Botswana
69.29 years
in 2024
Yemen
69.44 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
158th
Yemen rank
156th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 69.44 years against 69.29 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 156th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 53.59 years 35.61 years 17.98 years Botswana
1970s 59.25 years 45.05 years 14.2 years Botswana
1980s 62.9 years 54.46 years 8.44 years Botswana
1990s 55.85 years 60.29 years 4.43 years Yemen
2000s 54.55 years 65 years 10.46 years Yemen
2010s 62.91 years 67.16 years 4.25 years Yemen
2020s 67.63 years 67.83 years 0.1978 years Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Botswana or Yemen?
Yemen, at 69.44 years against 69.29 years in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Botswana and Yemen?
0.15 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Botswana ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 156th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.