Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana
Botswana: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 7.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana is 7.8, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana peaked at 7.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.51, in 1950.
That places Botswana 123rd 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.51 | — |
| 1951 | 5.54 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 5.56 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 5.58 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 5.61 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.63 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.65 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.68 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 5.7 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.72 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.75 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 5.77 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.8 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.82 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.84 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.87 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.89 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.92 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.94 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.96 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 5.99 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.03 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 6.07 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 6.1 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.14 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.16 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 6.22 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.26 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.3 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.32 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.37 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.39 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 6.41 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.44 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 6.44 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.49 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.52 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.55 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.56 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 6.62 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.65 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.69 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.72 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.75 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.79 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.82 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.86 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.89 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.92 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.96 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.99 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.03 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.06 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.09 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.13 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.16 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.15 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.23 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.27 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.3 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.34 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.37 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.41 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.44 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.48 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.51 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.55 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.58 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.62 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.65 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.53 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.13 | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 7.76 | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8 | +0.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 7.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 7.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.28, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +26.6% | 6.13 | 7.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.62 | 5.51 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.86 | 5.75 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.16 | 5.99 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.48 | 6.37 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8 | 6.65 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.14 | 6.99 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.34 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3 | 6.13 | 7.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 120 Kuwait 7.95 compare
- 121 Palestine 7.9 compare
- 122 British Virgin Islands 7.8 compare
- 124 Romania 7.78 compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 7.76 compare
- 126 North Macedonia 7.75 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Botswana was 7.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 in 1950.
- How does Botswana rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Botswana ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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