Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana
Botswana: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana, 1950–2023
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 118th out of 236 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.29 | — |
| 1951 | 3.32 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 3.31 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 3.34 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 3.37 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 3.4 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 3.43 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 3.46 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 3.49 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 3.52 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 3.55 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 3.62 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 3.66 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.73 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 3.84 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 3.94 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.09 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 4.17 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 4.22 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 4.26 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 4.25 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 4.29 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 4.3 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.32 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.35 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.33 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 4.4 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.45 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 4.51 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 4.51 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.64 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.7 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 4.83 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.08 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 5.3 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 5.62 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 5.86 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 6.22 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 6.5 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 6.79 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 6.91 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.99 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 5.77 | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 4.96 | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 5.12 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.53 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 4.39 | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 3.92 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 3.62 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.29 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 3.18 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.17 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.27 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.31 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.31 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.48 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9 | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 2.98 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.02 | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 4.36 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 4.03 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.69 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 3.53 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.49 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.64 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.88 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.14 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.38 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4.51 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.02 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 4.01 | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 4.66 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 4.76 | +2.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 4.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.66, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 4.76 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +31.1% | 3.07 | 4.02 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (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 118th out of 236 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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