Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Botswana
Botswana: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 66.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Botswana stood at 66.67 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Botswana peaked at 66.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.21 years, in 1950.
That places Botswana 176th 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 | 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 | 50.46 years | 56.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.75 years | 56.79 years | 64.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8 years | 61.21 years | 66.67 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Botswana?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Botswana was 66.67 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.21 years in 1950.
- How does Botswana rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Botswana ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.