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Life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana

Botswana: Life expectancy at age 15 was 79.91 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
79.91 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
188th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.91 years
in 2100
All-time low
57.18 years
in 2001
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana is 79.91 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana peaked at 79.91 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 57.18 years, in 2001.

Botswana ranks 188th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana, year by year

Year years Change
1950 61.44 years —
1951 61.57 years +0.2%
1952 61.75 years +0.3%
1953 61.91 years +0.3%
1954 62.08 years +0.3%
1955 62.26 years +0.3%
1956 62.45 years +0.3%
1957 62.65 years +0.3%
1958 62.86 years +0.3%
1959 63.07 years +0.3%
1960 63.3 years +0.4%
1961 63.54 years +0.4%
1962 63.77 years +0.4%
1963 64.02 years +0.4%
1964 64.25 years +0.4%
1965 64.48 years +0.4%
1966 64.72 years +0.4%
1967 64.95 years +0.4%
1968 65.19 years +0.4%
1969 65.43 years +0.4%
1970 65.67 years +0.4%
1971 65.97 years +0.5%
1972 66.25 years +0.4%
1973 66.51 years +0.4%
1974 66.78 years +0.4%
1975 67.02 years +0.4%
1976 67.33 years +0.5%
1977 67.61 years +0.4%
1978 67.85 years +0.4%
1979 68.04 years +0.3%
1980 68.19 years +0.2%
1981 68.39 years +0.3%
1982 68.45 years +0.1%
1983 68.4 years -0.1%
1984 68.25 years -0.2%
1985 67.96 years -0.4%
1986 67.47 years -0.7%
1987 66.76 years -1.0%
1988 65.64 years -1.7%
1989 64.97 years -1.0%
1990 63.91 years -1.6%
1991 62.7 years -1.9%
1992 62.26 years -0.7%
1993 61.58 years -1.1%
1994 60.41 years -1.9%
1995 59.33 years -1.8%
1996 59.06 years -0.5%
1997 58.48 years -1.0%
1998 57.92 years -1.0%
1999 57.52 years -0.7%
2000 57.26 years -0.5%
2001 57.18 years -0.1%
2002 57.29 years +0.2%
2003 57.71 years +0.7%
2004 58.36 years +1.1%
2005 59.08 years +1.2%
2006 59.91 years +1.4%
2007 61.3 years +2.3%
2008 62.14 years +1.4%
2009 62.66 years +0.8%
2010 63.39 years +1.2%
2011 63.86 years +0.7%
2012 64.41 years +0.9%
2013 65.16 years +1.2%
2014 66.01 years +1.3%
2015 66.97 years +1.4%
2016 67.98 years +1.5%
2017 69 years +1.5%
2018 69.89 years +1.3%
2019 70.6 years +1.0%
2020 70.99 years +0.6%
2021 66.33 years -6.6%
2022 71.94 years +8.5%
2023 72.27 years +0.5%
2024 72.33 years +0.1%
2025 72.41 years +0.1%
2026 72.49 years +0.1%
2027 72.56 years +0.1%
2028 72.64 years +0.1%
2029 72.71 years +0.1%
2030 72.79 years +0.1%
2031 72.86 years +0.1%
2032 72.93 years +0.1%
2033 73 years +0.1%
2034 73.08 years +0.1%
2035 73.16 years +0.1%
2036 73.24 years +0.1%
2037 73.31 years +0.1%
2038 73.39 years +0.1%
2039 73.46 years +0.1%
2040 73.54 years +0.1%
2041 73.61 years +0.1%
2042 73.69 years +0.1%
2043 73.77 years +0.1%
2044 73.85 years +0.1%
2045 73.93 years +0.1%
2046 74.02 years +0.1%
2047 74.1 years +0.1%
2048 74.19 years +0.1%
2049 74.28 years +0.1%
2050 74.36 years +0.1%
2051 74.46 years +0.1%
2052 74.55 years +0.1%
2053 74.65 years +0.1%
2054 74.75 years +0.1%
2055 74.84 years +0.1%
2056 74.94 years +0.1%
2057 75.05 years +0.1%
2058 75.15 years +0.1%
2059 75.26 years +0.1%
2060 75.36 years +0.1%
2061 75.46 years +0.1%
2062 75.56 years +0.1%
2063 75.67 years +0.1%
2064 75.77 years +0.1%
2065 75.88 years +0.1%
2066 76 years +0.1%
2067 76.1 years +0.1%
2068 76.2 years +0.1%
2069 76.32 years +0.1%
2070 76.42 years +0.1%
2071 76.52 years +0.1%
2072 76.63 years +0.1%
2073 76.75 years +0.2%
2074 76.86 years +0.1%
2075 76.98 years +0.1%
2076 77.09 years +0.1%
2077 77.2 years +0.1%
2078 77.32 years +0.1%
2079 77.42 years +0.1%
2080 77.55 years +0.2%
2081 77.66 years +0.1%
2082 77.78 years +0.1%
2083 77.89 years +0.1%
2084 78 years +0.1%
2085 78.12 years +0.2%
2086 78.24 years +0.2%
2087 78.36 years +0.2%
2088 78.48 years +0.2%
2089 78.6 years +0.2%
2090 78.73 years +0.2%
2091 78.84 years +0.1%
2092 78.96 years +0.2%
2093 79.08 years +0.2%
2094 79.19 years +0.1%
2095 79.31 years +0.2%
2096 79.44 years +0.2%
2097 79.55 years +0.1%
2098 79.67 years +0.2%
2099 79.79 years +0.2%
2100 79.91 years +0.2%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 79.91 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.86 years, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 79.91 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 62.2 years 61.44 years 63.07 years 10
1960s 64.36 years 63.3 years 65.43 years 10
1970s 66.9 years 65.67 years 68.04 years 10
1980s 67.45 years 64.97 years 68.45 years 10
1990s 60.32 years 57.52 years 63.91 years 10
2000s 59.29 years 57.18 years 62.66 years 10
2010s 66.73 years 63.39 years 70.6 years 10
2020s 71.67 years 66.33 years 72.71 years 10
2030s 73.12 years 72.79 years 73.46 years 10
2040s 73.9 years 73.54 years 74.28 years 10
2050s 74.8 years 74.36 years 75.26 years 10
2060s 75.83 years 75.36 years 76.32 years 10
2070s 76.92 years 76.42 years 77.42 years 10
2080s 78.07 years 77.55 years 78.6 years 10
2090s 79.26 years 78.73 years 79.79 years 10
2100s 79.91 years 79.91 years 79.91 years 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 185 Greenland 80.2 years compare
  2. 186 Tanzania 80.16 years compare
  3. 187 East Timor 80.06 years compare
  4. 189 Myanmar 79.75 years compare
  5. 190 Yemen 79.65 years compare
  6. 191 Malawi 79.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Botswana was 79.91 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 79.91 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 57.18 years in 2001.
How does Botswana rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Botswana ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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