Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Botswana
Botswana: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1469 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Botswana stood at 0.1469. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Botswana peaked at 0.3634 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1469, in 2023.
That places Botswana 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3411 | 0.3159 | 0.3634 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2852 | 0.261 | 0.3098 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2269 | 0.1974 | 0.2555 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1806 | 0.1739 | 0.1917 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2275 | 0.192 | 0.2552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2437 | 0.2197 | 0.2573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1898 | 0.1611 | 0.2133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1524 | 0.1469 | 0.1599 | 4 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 26,800 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 27,238 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 821,056 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 818,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Botswana?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Botswana was 0.1469 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3634 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1469 in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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