Survival to age 65, female in Botswana
Botswana: Survival to age 65, female was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Botswana is 75.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Botswana peaked at 75.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 166th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.3% | — |
| 1961 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 62.4% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 61.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 48.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 56.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 61.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 38.9% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 53.1% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 61.8% | 75.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.1592 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Botswana?
- Survival to age 65, female in Botswana was 75.3% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Botswana ranks 166th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.