Life expectancy at birth in Botswana

Life expectancy at birth in Botswana was 69.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Botswana, 2024 69.3 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 69.2 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 158th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Botswana over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period BotswanaWorld
2024 69.3 years 73.5 years
2023 69.2 years 73.3 years
2022 68.7 years 73.0 years
2021 63.3 years 71.2 years
2020 67.6 years 72.2 years
2019 67.2 years 72.9 years
2018 66.4 years 72.6 years
2017 65.4 years 72.4 years
2016 64.3 years 72.2 years
2015 63.2 years 72.0 years
2014 62.2 years 71.8 years
2013 61.2 years 71.5 years
2012 60.4 years 71.3 years
2011 59.7 years 71.0 years
2010 59.1 years 70.7 years
2009 58.3 years 70.4 years
2008 57.7 years 70.0 years
2007 56.7 years 69.8 years
2006 55.1 years 69.5 years
2005 54.4 years 69.1 years
2004 53.6 years 68.8 years
2003 52.9 years 68.5 years
2002 52.4 years 68.2 years
2001 52.2 years 67.9 years
2000 52.3 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 69.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 62.2 years, the figure has changed by +11.5%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 158th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Botswana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects