Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Botswana
Botswana: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 53.1 in 2021. β² Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Botswana, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 53.1 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Botswana peaked at 56.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.91, in 2001.
That places Botswana 170th out of 184 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 | 40.91 | 49.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.39 | 50.08 | 56.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7 | 53.1 | 56.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 53.26 compare
- 168 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.21 compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 53.13 compare
- 171 Zambia 52.97 compare
- 172 Namibia 52.82 compare
- 173 South Africa 52.76 compare
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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4982 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Botswana?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Botswana was 53.1 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.91 in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Botswana ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth 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, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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