Life expectancy at birth, female in Botswana
Botswana: Life expectancy at birth, female was 71.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Botswana is 71.85 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Botswana peaked at 71.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.12 years, in 1960.
That places Botswana 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.63 years | 53.12 years | 58.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.55 years | 58.62 years | 64.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.91 years | 64.74 years | 66.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.56 years | 54.34 years | 63.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.34 years | 53.96 years | 60.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.05 years | 61.49 years | 69.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.13 years | 65.51 years | 71.85 years | 5 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 58,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Botswana?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Botswana was 71.85 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.12 years in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Botswana ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.