Healthy life expectancy in Botswana
Botswana: Healthy life expectancy was 53.1 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 53.1 Years for healthy life expectancy in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Botswana peaked at 56.3 Years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.91 Years, in 2001.
That places Botswana 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.95 Years | 40.91 Years | 49.4 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.39 Years | 50.08 Years | 56.05 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7 Years | 53.1 Years | 56.3 Years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 53.26 Years compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 53.21 Years compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 53.13 Years compare
- 172 Zambia 52.97 Years compare
- 173 Namibia 52.82 Years compare
- 174 South Africa 52.76 Years compare
More health data for Botswana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in Botswana?
- Healthy life expectancy in Botswana was 53.1 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3 Years in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.91 Years in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for healthy life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.