Botswana vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 69.2 years in Botswana and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Botswana, by 3 years, or 1.05 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Botswana has been higher since 2018.
In 2023, Botswana ranked 170 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Botswana at 79.1 years and South Africa at 77.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Botswana	South Africa	World
2023	69.2	66.1	73.2
2022	68.8	65.5	72.6
2021	63.3	62	70.9
2020	67.6	65.2	71.9
2019	67.2	66.1	72.6
2018	66.4	65.7	72.4
2017	65.4	65.4	72.1
2016	64.3	64.8	71.9
2015	63.2	64.1	71.6
2014	62.2	63.2	71.4
2013	61.2	62.4	71.1
2012	60.4	61.7	70.8
2011	59.7	60.6	70.4
2010	59.1	58.9	70.1
2009	58.3	57.4	69.7
2008	57.7	56	69.3
2007	56.7	55	69
2006	55.1	54.2	68.6
2005	54.4	53.9	68.1
2004	53.6	54	67.7
2003	52.9	54.3	67.4
2002	52.4	55.6	67.1
2001	52.2	57.2	66.8
2000	52.3	58.4	66.4
1999	52.5	59.2	66
1998	53	59.9	65.7
1997	53.6	60.5	65.5
1996	54.3	61.1	65.2
1995	54.7	61.6	64.9
1994	56	62.1	64.3
1993	57.3	62.6	64.4
1992	58.2	62.8	64.3
1991	58.9	63	64.1
1990	60.1	62.9	64
1989	61.2	63	63.8
1988	61.7	62.9	63.4
1987	62.8	62.7	63.2
1986	63.4	62.4	62.7
1985	63.7	62.2	62.2
1984	63.7	61.8	61.9
1983	63.6	61.4	61.5
1982	63.4	60.9	61.3
1981	63	60.5	60.9
1980	62.5	60	60.5
1979	62	59.5	60.2
1978	61.5	59	59.5
1977	60.9	58.5	59.2
1976	60.2	58	58.6
1975	59.5	57.6	58.3
1974	58.9	57.1	58.1
1973	58.3	56.7	57.7
1972	57.7	56.4	57.2
1971	57.1	56	56
1970	56.5	55.7	56.3
1969	55.9	55.4	56
1968	55.4	55.2	55.6
1967	54.9	55	55.1
1966	54.4	54.7	54.6
1965	53.9	54.4	54
1964	53.4	54.2	54.3
1963	52.9	53.9	53.7
1962	52.3	53.6	53.2
1961	51.8	53.1	50.4
1960	51.2	52.6	47.8
1959	50.7	51.9	49.6
1958	50.1	51.2	51.6
1957	49.5	50.2	51.1
1956	49	49.2	50.7
1955	48.5	48.2	50.2
1954	48	47.1	49.7
1953	47.5	46.1	48.8
1952	47	45.1	48.2
1951	46.6	44.1	47.1
1950	46.2	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Botswana	South Africa	World
2024	69.367.9–70.6	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	69.467.5–71.2	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	69.667.2–71.9	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	69.767–72.4	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	69.966.9–72.7	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	7066.8–73.2	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	70.166.5–73.6	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	70.266.3–73.9	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	70.466.2–74.4	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	70.566–74.6	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	70.665.9–74.8	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	70.765.9–75	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	70.966–75.2	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	7165.9–75.7	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	71.165.8–76	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	71.265.7–76.3	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	71.365.7–76.5	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	71.565.7–76.8	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	71.665.8–76.9	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	71.765.6–77.3	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	71.865.7–77.4	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	7265.6–77.9	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	72.165.6–78.1	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	72.265.6–78.5	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	72.365.7–78.7	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	72.565.4–79	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	72.665.4–79.2	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	72.765.3–79.5	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	72.865.2–79.7	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	7365.5–79.8	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	73.165.5–80.2	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	73.265.7–80.3	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	73.365.8–80.5	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	73.565.6–80.5	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	73.665.6–80.9	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	73.765.4–81.1	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	73.965.6–81.4	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	7465.7–81.5	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	74.165.7–81.8	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	74.365.7–82	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	74.465.8–82.3	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	74.565.8–82.4	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	74.765.8–82.4	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	74.865.8–82.8	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	74.965.8–83.1	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	7565.9–83.1	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	75.266–83.5	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	75.365.9–83.5	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	75.465.8–83.7	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	75.665.6–83.9	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	75.765.6–84	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	75.865.7–84.1	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	7665.6–84.3	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	76.165.8–84.6	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	76.265.9–84.7	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	76.466.1–84.9	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	76.565.8–85.2	74.564.6–84	80
2081	76.665.7–85.3	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	76.866–85.4	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	76.966–85.6	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	7766.2–85.6	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	77.265.9–85.8	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	77.366.3–86	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	77.466.4–86.1	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	77.666.5–86.3	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	77.766.5–86.6	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	77.866.5–86.8	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	7866.6–86.6	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	78.166.3–86.7	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	78.266.5–87	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	78.466.7–87.1	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	78.566.7–87	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	78.666.8–87.3	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	78.766.5–87.4	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	78.966.6–87.6	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	7966.7–87.5	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	79.166.5–87.6	77.365.5–87.1	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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