Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Botswana
Botswana: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 66.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.67
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.67
in 2023
All-time low
44.21
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Botswana stood at 66.67. 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 males in Botswana peaked at 66.67 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.21, 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.21 | — |
| 1951 | 44.62 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 45.08 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 45.56 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 46.04 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 46.53 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 47.06 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 47.57 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 48.11 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 48.67 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 49.18 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 49.7 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.24 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 50.73 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 51.19 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 51.63 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 52.04 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 52.48 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 52.94 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 53.42 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.94 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 54.5 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 55.08 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 55.69 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 56.32 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 56.95 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 57.61 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 58.26 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 58.85 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 59.43 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 59.89 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 60.34 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 60.65 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 60.78 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 60.8 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60.62 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 60.27 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 59.62 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 58.42 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 57.8 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 56.66 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 55.52 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 55.23 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 54.71 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 53.3 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 51.89 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 51.95 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.48 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 51 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.66 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 50.5 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.46 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.59 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.04 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.76 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.49 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 53.47 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 55.02 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 55.89 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.11 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.79 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.51 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.31 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.21 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.2 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 61.21 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 62.23 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 63.22 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.06 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.77 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.04 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.21 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 66.29 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 66.67 | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 66.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 66.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.35 | 44.21 | 48.67 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.36 | 49.18 | 53.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.66 | 53.94 | 59.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.92 | 57.8 | 60.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.24 | 50.66 | 56.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.73 | 50.46 | 56.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.75 | 56.79 | 64.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8 | 61.21 | 66.67 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Botswana?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Botswana was 66.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.21 in 1950.
- How does Botswana rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Botswana ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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