Life Expectancy of Botswana
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Botswana was 61.14 years in 2021, a difference of -4.51 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Botswana were 58.69 years and 63.59 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Botswana for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Botswana (Years)
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Male
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Life Expectancy of Botswana (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 50.37 47.84 52.78
1961 50.89 48.33 53.32
1962 51.39 48.81 53.83
1963 51.88 49.29 54.32
1964 52.35 49.73 54.80
1965 52.81 50.16 55.28
1966 53.26 50.56 55.76
1967 53.72 50.97 56.22
1968 54.19 51.40 56.67
1969 54.68 51.86 57.16
1970 55.20 52.32 57.67
1971 55.75 52.85 58.18
1972 56.30 53.40 58.72
1973 56.86 53.97 59.30
1974 57.42 54.56 59.89
1975 58.00 55.14 60.51
1976 58.58 55.74 61.12
1977 59.17 56.31 61.77
1978 59.69 56.82 62.36
1979 60.18 57.32 62.87
1980 60.65 57.81 63.36
1981 61.13 58.28 63.88
1982 61.57 58.71 64.37
1983 62.00 59.11 64.84
1984 62.36 59.34 65.34
1985 62.63 59.57 65.63
1986 62.68 59.53 65.79
1987 62.52 59.29 65.73
1988 61.76 58.47 65.04
1989 61.43 58.02 64.85
1990 60.53 57.06 64.04
1991 59.47 55.97 63.02
1992 58.35 54.87 61.86
1993 57.72 54.75 60.67
1994 56.15 52.85 59.51
1995 55.06 51.93 58.23
1996 54.36 51.67 57.03
1997 53.45 51.05 55.81
1998 52.52 50.34 54.66
1999 51.69 49.69 53.65
2000 51.01 49.14 52.84
2001 50.68 48.86 52.45
2002 50.63 48.84 52.39
2003 50.95 49.20 52.65
2004 51.62 49.90 53.28
2005 52.61 50.78 54.38
2006 53.92 52.60 55.15
2007 55.73 54.37 56.99
2008 57.12 55.69 58.44
2009 58.28 56.43 60.03
2010 60.01 58.09 61.83
2011 60.53 58.17 62.82
2012 60.80 58.59 62.93
2013 62.00 59.30 64.64
2014 62.61 59.78 65.39
2015 63.82 61.26 66.28
2016 65.46 62.77 68.06
2017 66.75 63.97 69.43
2018 65.42 63.34 67.37
2019 65.46 62.93 67.89
2020 65.65 63.14 68.05
2021 61.14 58.69 63.59