Life expectancy for people of different ages in Botswana
Botswana: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 69.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy for people of different ages in Botswana is 69.16 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Botswana peaked at 69.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.17 years, in 1950.
That places Botswana 177th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.3 years | 46.17 years | 50.67 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.59 years | 51.22 years | 55.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.25 years | 56.45 years | 62.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.9 years | 61.19 years | 63.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.85 years | 52.5 years | 60.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.55 years | 52.21 years | 58.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 59.14 years | 67.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.21 years | 63.3 years | 69.16 years | 4 |
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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 life expectancy for people of different ages in Botswana?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Botswana was 69.16 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.17 years in 1950.
- How does Botswana rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Botswana ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.