What is life expectancy in Botswana?

Life expectancy in Botswana was 69.16 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 69.16 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 46.17 years in 1950.

How does Botswana rank for life expectancy?

Botswana ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Botswana

Name: Life expectancy in Botswana
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Botswana: Life expectancy was 69.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

69.16 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

177th

of 236 countries

All-time high

69.16 years

in 2023

All-time low

46.17 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Botswana, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Botswana stood at 69.16 years. 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 in Botswana peaked at 69.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.17 years, in 1950.

Botswana ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, 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

Countries ranked near Botswana

174 Libya 69.34 years compare
175 Yemen 69.3 years compare
176 Palau 69.27 years compare
178 Laos 68.96 years compare
179 Senegal 68.68 years compare
180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Botswana

Population ages 65 and above 4.1% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 24,204 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 24,685 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 24,358 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 24,832 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 24,893 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 24,554 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 24,803 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 25,115 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Botswana?: Life expectancy in Botswana was 69.16 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 69.16 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 46.17 years in 1950.
How does Botswana rank for life expectancy?: Botswana ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.