Healthy life expectancy in Botswana

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Botswana was 58.1 years in 2023.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Botswana, 2023 58.1 Years
Change from 2022 +0.9% 2022: 57.6 years
Position in 2023 142nd of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Botswana over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Botswana
2023 58.1 years
2022 57.6 years
2021 56.2 years
2020 60.0 years
2019 57.7 years
2018 57.4 years
2017 56.9 years
2016 56.1 years
2015 55.5 years
2014 54.9 years
2013 54.2 years
2012 53.3 years
2011 52.1 years
2010 51.5 years
2009 50.7 years
2008 50.1 years
2007 49.7 years
2006 49.0 years
2005 47.7 years
2004 45.8 years
2003 44.1 years
2002 43.0 years
2001 42.7 years
2000 43.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 57.6 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 54.2 years, the figure has changed by +7.2%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Botswana has the 142nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Botswana
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory