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Male life expectancy at birth in Botswana

Botswana: Male life expectancy at birth was 66.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.67 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.67 years
in 2023
All-time low
44.21 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Male life expectancy at birth in Botswana, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for male life expectancy at birth in Botswana is 66.67 years, measured in 2023. 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 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male life expectancy at birth in Botswana peaked at 66.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.21 years, in 1950.

Botswana ranks 176th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Male life expectancy at birth in Botswana, year by year

Year years Change
1950 44.21 years —
1951 44.62 years +0.9%
1952 45.08 years +1.0%
1953 45.56 years +1.1%
1954 46.04 years +1.1%
1955 46.53 years +1.1%
1956 47.06 years +1.1%
1957 47.57 years +1.1%
1958 48.11 years +1.1%
1959 48.67 years +1.2%
1960 49.18 years +1.0%
1961 49.7 years +1.1%
1962 50.24 years +1.1%
1963 50.73 years +1.0%
1964 51.19 years +0.9%
1965 51.63 years +0.9%
1966 52.04 years +0.8%
1967 52.48 years +0.8%
1968 52.94 years +0.9%
1969 53.42 years +0.9%
1970 53.94 years +1.0%
1971 54.5 years +1.0%
1972 55.08 years +1.1%
1973 55.69 years +1.1%
1974 56.32 years +1.1%
1975 56.95 years +1.1%
1976 57.61 years +1.2%
1977 58.26 years +1.1%
1978 58.85 years +1.0%
1979 59.43 years +1.0%
1980 59.89 years +0.8%
1981 60.34 years +0.8%
1982 60.65 years +0.5%
1983 60.78 years +0.2%
1984 60.8 years +0.0%
1985 60.62 years -0.3%
1986 60.27 years -0.6%
1987 59.62 years -1.1%
1988 58.42 years -2.0%
1989 57.8 years -1.1%
1990 56.66 years -2.0%
1991 55.52 years -2.0%
1992 55.23 years -0.5%
1993 54.71 years -0.9%
1994 53.3 years -2.6%
1995 51.89 years -2.7%
1996 51.95 years +0.1%
1997 51.48 years -0.9%
1998 51 years -0.9%
1999 50.66 years -0.7%
2000 50.5 years -0.3%
2001 50.47 years -0.1%
2002 50.59 years +0.2%
2003 51.04 years +0.9%
2004 51.76 years +1.4%
2005 52.49 years +1.4%
2006 53.47 years +1.9%
2007 55.02 years +2.9%
2008 55.89 years +1.6%
2009 56.11 years +0.4%
2010 56.79 years +1.2%
2011 57.51 years +1.3%
2012 58.31 years +1.4%
2013 59.21 years +1.5%
2014 60.2 years +1.7%
2015 61.21 years +1.7%
2016 62.23 years +1.7%
2017 63.22 years +1.6%
2018 64.06 years +1.3%
2019 64.78 years +1.1%
2020 65.04 years +0.4%
2021 61.21 years -5.9%
2022 66.29 years +8.3%
2023 66.67 years +0.6%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 66.67 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5 years, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 66.67 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 46.35 years 44.21 years 48.67 years 10
1960s 51.36 years 49.18 years 53.42 years 10
1970s 56.66 years 53.94 years 59.43 years 10
1980s 59.92 years 57.8 years 60.8 years 10
1990s 53.24 years 50.66 years 56.66 years 10
2000s 52.73 years 50.47 years 56.11 years 10
2010s 60.75 years 56.79 years 64.78 years 10
2020s 64.8 years 61.21 years 66.67 years 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 173 Turkmenistan 66.87 years compare
  2. 174 Senegal 66.79 years compare
  3. 175 Laos 66.78 years compare
  4. 177 Moldova 66.57 years compare
  5. 178 Eritrea 66.51 years compare
  6. 179 Guyana 66.51 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male life expectancy at birth in Botswana?
Male life expectancy at birth in Botswana was 66.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 66.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest male life expectancy at birth recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 44.21 years in 1950.
How does Botswana rank for male life expectancy at birth?
Botswana ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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