Life expectancy vs. health spending in Botswana
Botswana: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 69.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Botswana is 69.16 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Botswana peaked at 69.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.17 years, in 1950.
That places Botswana 177th 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 | 48.3 years | 46.17 years | 50.67 years | 10 |
| 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 | 67.21 years | 63.3 years | 69.16 years | 4 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (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, male 3.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 24,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Botswana?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Botswana was 69.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.17 years in 1950.
- How does Botswana rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Botswana ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.