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Botswana’s Life Expectancy

#103 of 193 in the Life Expectancy progress rankings

Life Expectancy at birth estimates the average number of years a newborn is expected to live given prevailing health conditions. It signals public health quality and longevity trends, offering insight into societal well‐being and medical progress (higher is better).

Latest (2023)
69.2 years
Year-over-year
+0.4 years
Change since start (1960→2023)
+17.9 years

Key insights

  • From 1960 to 2023, Life Expectancy changed by +17.9 years.
  • Most recent year-over-year change (2022→2023): +0.4 years.
  • Lowest level: 51.2 years in 1960.
  • Highest level: 69.2 years in 2023.

Life Expectancy Chart (1960–2023)

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*Average based on available data from 193 UN member countries

Life Expectancy Table (1960–2023)

Life Expectancy — Botswana
Year ⇵ Life Expectancy ⇵
1960 51.2 years
1961 51.8 years
1962 52.3 years
1963 52.8 years
1964 53.4 years
1965 53.9 years
1966 54.4 years
1967 54.9 years
1968 55.4 years
1969 55.9 years
1970 56.4 years
1971 57.1 years
1972 57.7 years
1973 58.3 years
1974 58.9 years
1975 59.5 years
1976 60.2 years
1977 60.9 years
1978 61.5 years
1979 62.0 years
1980 62.5 years
1981 63.0 years
1982 63.4 years
1983 63.6 years
1984 63.7 years
1985 63.6 years
1986 63.4 years
1987 62.8 years
1988 61.7 years
1989 61.2 years
1990 60.1 years
1991 58.9 years
1992 58.2 years
1993 57.3 years
1994 56.0 years
1995 54.7 years
1996 54.3 years
1997 53.6 years
1998 53.0 years
1999 52.5 years
2000 52.3 years
2001 52.2 years
2002 52.4 years
2003 52.9 years
2004 53.6 years
2005 54.4 years
2006 55.1 years
2007 56.7 years
2008 57.7 years
2009 58.3 years
2010 59.1 years
2011 59.7 years
2012 60.4 years
2013 61.2 years
2014 62.2 years
2015 63.2 years
2016 64.3 years
2017 65.4 years
2018 66.4 years
2019 67.2 years
2020 67.6 years
2021 63.3 years
2022 68.7 years
2023 69.2 years

Source: World Bank