Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Botswana
Botswana: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 69.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.16 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.16 years
in 2023
All-time low
46.17 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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
In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Botswana stood at 69.16 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.17 years | — |
| 1951 | 46.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 47.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 47.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 47.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 48.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 48.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 49.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 50.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 50.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 51.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 51.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 52.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 52.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 53.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 53.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 54.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 54.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 55.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 55.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 56.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 57.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 57.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 58.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 58.91 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 59.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 60.21 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 60.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 61.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 62.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 62.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 63.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 63.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 63.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 63.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 63.36 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 62.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 61.7 years | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 61.19 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 60.1 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 58.91 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 58.19 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 57.32 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 55.97 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 54.71 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 54.28 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 53.59 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 52.97 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 52.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 52.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.57 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 54.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 55.11 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.74 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 57.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 58.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.14 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.71 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.38 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.17 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 63.22 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 64.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 65.42 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 66.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.3 years | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 68.75 years | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 69.16 years | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 69.16 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 69.16 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Botswana?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.17 years in 1950.
- How does Botswana rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Botswana ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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.