Botswana Life Expectancy 1950-2025

Chart and table of Botswana life expectancy from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Botswana in 2025 is 70.14 years, a 0.2% increase from 2024.
  • The life expectancy for Botswana in 2024 was 70.00 years, a 0.2% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Botswana in 2023 was 69.86 years, a 0.22% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Botswana in 2022 was 69.71 years, a 0.22% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2025 Life Expectancy
Costa Rica 81.30
Maldives 80.39
Lebanon 79.57
Cuba 79.49
Albania 79.25
Turkey 78.89
Colombia 78.21
Thailand 78.10
Ecuador 78.10
Peru 77.85
Algeria 77.85
China 77.81
Iran 77.70
Montenegro 77.68
Brazil 76.96
Malaysia 76.93
Romania 76.78
Serbia 76.75
North Macedonia 76.53
Armenia 75.83
Mauritius 75.81
Bulgaria 75.75
Mexico 75.74
Belarus 75.48
Guatemala 75.46
Belize 75.39
Jordan 75.28
Jamaica 75.12
Dominican Republic 74.98
Paraguay 74.81
Kazakhstan 74.16
Samoa 74.00
Libya 73.73
Azerbaijan 73.55
Russia 73.26
Venezuela 72.86
Grenada 72.83
Suriname 72.39
Tonga 71.54
Iraq 71.35
Guyana 70.48
Botswana 70.14
Turkmenistan 68.87
Fiji 68.20
Gabon 67.37
Namibia 65.47
South Africa 65.32
Equatorial Guinea 60.40
Botswana - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2025 70.14 0.200%
2024 70.00 0.200%
2023 69.86 0.220%
2022 69.71 0.220%
2021 69.55 0.220%
2020 69.40 0.220%
2019 69.24 0.220%
2018 69.09 1.370%
2017 68.15 1.390%
2016 67.22 1.410%
2015 66.28 1.430%
2014 65.35 1.450%
2013 64.41 2.720%
2012 62.70 2.800%
2011 60.99 2.880%
2010 59.29 2.970%
2009 57.58 3.060%
2008 55.87 2.120%
2007 54.71 2.160%
2006 53.55 2.210%
2005 52.40 2.260%
2004 51.24 2.310%
2003 50.08 -1.030%
2002 50.60 -1.020%
2001 51.12 -1.010%
2000 51.64 -1.000%
1999 52.16 -0.990%
1998 52.68 -1.420%
1997 53.44 -1.400%
1996 54.20 -1.380%
1995 54.96 -1.360%
1994 55.72 -1.350%
1993 56.48 -1.630%
1992 57.42 -1.600%
1991 58.35 -1.580%
1990 59.29 -1.550%
1989 60.22 -1.530%
1988 61.16 0.340%
1987 60.95 0.340%
1986 60.74 0.340%
1985 60.54 0.340%
1984 60.33 0.350%
1983 60.12 0.740%
1982 59.68 0.740%
1981 59.24 0.750%
1980 58.80 0.750%
1979 58.36 0.760%
1978 57.92 0.990%
1977 57.35 1.000%
1976 56.78 1.010%
1975 56.22 1.020%
1974 55.65 1.030%
1973 55.08 0.890%
1972 54.59 0.900%
1971 54.11 0.910%
1970 53.62 0.910%
1969 53.14 0.920%
1968 52.65 0.850%
1967 52.20 0.860%
1966 51.76 0.870%
1965 51.31 0.880%
1964 50.87 0.880%
1963 50.42 1.040%
1962 49.90 1.050%
1961 49.38 1.060%
1960 48.87 1.070%
1959 48.35 1.080%
1958 47.83 1.240%
1957 47.24 1.260%
1956 46.66 1.270%
1955 46.07 1.290%
1954 45.49 1.310%
1953 44.90 1.320%
1952 44.31 1.340%
1951 43.73 1.360%
1950 43.14 0.000%