Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana
Botswana: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.76 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
4.76
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
114th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.99
in 1991
All-time low
2.9
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 4.76 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana peaked at 6.99 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2006.
That places Botswana 114th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 | 3.29 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.91 | 3.55 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.37 | 4.25 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.55 | 4.64 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 | 3.29 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 | 2.9 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 | 3.49 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 | 4.01 | 5.02 | 4 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana was 4.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 1991.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 114th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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