Life expectancy at birth, total in Botswana
Botswana: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Botswana is 69.29 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Botswana peaked at 69.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.22 years, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 156th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 53.59 years | 51.22 years | 55.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.25 years | 56.45 years | 62.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.9 years | 61.19 years | 63.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.85 years | 52.5 years | 60.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.55 years | 52.21 years | 58.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 59.14 years | 67.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.63 years | 63.3 years | 69.29 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, total in Botswana?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Botswana was 69.29 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.22 years in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Botswana ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.