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Life Expectancy in Botswana vs Malawi (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 69.6 years in Botswana vs 67.9 in Malawi. Botswana is ranked 141/197 by life expectancy, and Malawi is 152/197. In Botswana, the life expectancy is 67 years for males and 72.2 years for females. In Malawi, it's 64.6 years for males and 71.1 years for females.

Botswana vs Malawi life expectancy at birth by year

Botswana
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 69.6 67 72.2 67.9 64.6 71.1
2025 69.4 66.9 72 67.7 64.4 71
2024 69.3 66.8 71.9 67.6 64.3 70.8
2023 69.2 66.7 71.7 67.4 64.1 70.6
2022 68.7 66.3 71.2 66 62.7 69.4
2021 63.3 61.2 65.5 64.8 61.3 68.2
2020 67.6 65 70.4 65.2 61.7 68.8
2019 67.2 64.8 69.6 65 61.6 68.4
2018 66.4 64.1 68.7 64.5 61 67.9
2017 65.4 63.2 67.6 63.9 60.8 67.1
2016 64.3 62.2 66.4 63.2 60.1 66.2
2015 63.2 61.2 65.2 62.3 59.4 65.2
2014 62.2 60.2 64.1 61.7 58.8 64.5
2013 61.2 59.2 63.2 60.8 58.1 63.6
2012 60.4 58.3 62.4 59.9 57.3 62.4
2011 59.7 57.5 61.9 58.9 56.5 61.2
2010 59.1 56.8 61.5 57.8 55.6 59.9
2009 58.3 56.1 60.5 56.7 54.8 58.6
2008 57.7 55.9 59.4 55.7 53.9 57.4
2007 56.7 55 58.4 54.7 53 56.3
2006 55.1 53.5 56.7 53.7 51.8 55.4
2005 54.4 52.5 56.3 52.5 50.6 54.3
2004 53.6 51.8 55.4 51.1 49.4 52.8
2003 52.9 51 54.7 49.6 47.9 51.3
2002 52.4 50.6 54.2 48.2 46.6 49.8
2001 52.2 50.5 54 47.2 45.7 48.7
2000 52.3 50.5 54 46.2 44.6 47.8
1999 52.5 50.7 54.3 45.1 43.5 46.6
1998 53 51 55 44.3 42.8 45.8
1997 53.6 51.5 55.7 44.2 42.8 45.6
1996 54.3 52 56.7 44 42.7 45.3
1995 54.7 51.9 57.7 43.8 42.6 45
1994 56 53.3 58.7 43.8 42.6 45
1993 57.3 54.7 60 43.6 42.4 44.9
1992 58.2 55.2 61.3 43.6 42.3 45
1991 58.9 55.5 62.5 43.5 42.1 45
1990 60.1 56.7 63.7 43.6 42.1 45.1
1989 61.2 57.8 64.7 43.5 42 45.1
1988 61.7 58.4 65.1 43.6 42 45.2
1987 62.8 59.6 66.1 43.9 42.2 45.7
1986 63.4 60.3 66.5 44.3 42.5 46.2
1985 63.6 60.6 66.7 44.6 42.7 46.5
1984 63.7 60.8 66.6 44.8 42.9 46.8
1983 63.6 60.8 66.4 45 43 46.9
1982 63.4 60.7 66.1 44.8 42.9 46.8
1981 63 60.3 65.6 44.7 42.7 46.8
1980 62.5 59.9 65.1 44.3 42.3 46.4
1979 62 59.4 64.5 43.7 41.7 45.7
1978 61.5 58.9 63.9 43 41 45
1977 60.9 58.3 63.3 42 40.1 43.8
1976 60.2 57.6 62.6 41 39.3 42.7
1975 59.5 57 61.8 40.1 38.5 41.6
1974 58.9 56.3 61.2 39.2 37.7 40.6
1973 58.3 55.7 60.5 38.4 36.9 39.8
1972 57.7 55.1 59.9 37.6 36.2 39
1971 57.1 54.5 59.2 37.1 35.7 38.5
1970 56.4 53.9 58.6 36.6 35.1 38.1
1969 55.9 53.4 58.1 36.3 34.8 37.8
1968 55.4 52.9 57.5 36.1 34.5 37.6
1967 54.9 52.5 57 35.9 34.3 37.5
1966 54.4 52 56.5 35.8 34.3 37.4
1965 53.9 51.6 55.9 35.7 34.2 37.3
1964 53.4 51.2 55.4 35.7 34.1 37.2
1963 52.8 50.7 54.8 35.6 34.1 37.1
1962 52.3 50.2 54.2 35.4 33.9 37
1961 51.8 49.7 53.7 35.2 33.7 36.8
1960 51.2 49.2 53.1 35 33.4 36.6
1959 50.7 48.7 52.5 34.8 33.2 36.3
1958 50.1 48.1 51.9 34.4 32.8 36.1
1957 49.5 47.6 51.4 34.1 32.4 35.8
1956 49 47.1 50.8 33.8 32.2 35.5
1955 48.5 46.5 50.3 33.6 31.9 35.3
1954 48 46 49.8 33.3 31.6 35.1
1953 47.5 45.6 49.3 33.2 31.4 34.9
1952 47 45.1 48.9 33 31.2 34.7
1951 46.6 44.6 48.4 32.8 31.1 34.6
1950 46.2 44.2 48 32.7 30.9 34.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 53.1 years in Botswana and 54.7 in Malawi. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 10.8 healthy years in Botswana and 11.7 in Malawi.

Botswana vs Malawi life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Botswana and Malawi, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
43.5 vs 42.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.5 vs 72.1 years

Median expected age of death:
75.6 vs 74.4 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Botswana Malawi
Male Female Male Female
40 96.9% 98.0% 96.0% 97.9%
50 91.2% 94.2% 88.7% 93.8%
60 80.0% 86.6% 75.7% 85.6%
65 71.1% 80.0% 66.0% 78.7%
70 59.4% 70.8% 53.9% 69.1%
75 45.3% 58.4% 39.7% 56.2%
80 30.2% 42.9% 24.8% 40.4%
85 15.7% 27.4% 12.1% 23.8%
90 5.9% 13.6% 4.1% 10.3%
95 1.4% 4.8% 0.9% 2.9%
100 0.2% 1.0% 0.1% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Botswana
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Botswana Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.4 102 102.5 102.1 101.9 102.2
99 101.5 101.1 101.6 101.2 101 101.3
98 100.6 100.2 100.7 100.3 100.1 100.4
97 99.8 99.3 99.9 99.4 99.2 99.5
96 98.9 98.4 99 98.6 98.4 98.6
95 98.1 97.6 98.2 97.7 97.5 97.8
94 97.3 96.7 97.4 96.9 96.6 97
93 96.4 95.9 96.6 96 95.8 96.1
92 95.6 95 95.8 95.2 94.9 95.3
91 94.9 94.2 95.1 94.4 94.1 94.5
90 94.1 93.4 94.3 93.6 93.2 93.8
89 93.3 92.6 93.6 92.8 92.4 93
88 92.6 91.8 92.9 92.1 91.6 92.2
87 91.8 91 92.2 91.3 90.8 91.5
86 91.1 90.3 91.5 90.6 90.1 90.8
85 90.4 89.6 90.9 89.8 89.3 90.1
84 89.7 88.8 90.2 89.1 88.5 89.4
83 89.1 88.1 89.6 88.4 87.8 88.8
82 88.4 87.5 89 87.8 87.1 88.2
81 87.8 86.8 88.4 87.2 86.4 87.6
80 87.2 86.1 87.8 86.5 85.8 87
79 86.6 85.5 87.2 85.9 85.1 86.4
78 86 84.9 86.7 85.3 84.5 85.9
77 85.4 84.4 86.1 84.8 83.8 85.3
76 84.9 83.8 85.6 84.2 83.2 84.8
75 84.3 83.3 85.1 83.6 82.7 84.3
74 83.8 82.7 84.6 83.1 82.1 83.9
73 83.3 82.2 84.2 82.6 81.5 83.4
72 82.8 81.7 83.7 82.1 81 83
71 82.4 81.2 83.3 81.7 80.5 82.5
70 81.9 80.7 82.9 81.2 80 82.1
69 81.5 80.2 82.5 80.8 79.5 81.8
68 81.1 79.8 82.2 80.3 79 81.4
67 80.7 79.4 81.8 79.9 78.6 81
66 80.3 79 81.5 79.5 78.1 80.7
65 79.9 78.6 81.2 79.2 77.7 80.4
64 79.6 78.2 80.8 78.8 77.3 80
63 79.2 77.8 80.5 78.5 76.9 79.8
62 78.9 77.4 80.3 78.1 76.5 79.5
61 78.6 77.1 80 77.8 76.1 79.2
60 78.3 76.8 79.7 77.5 75.8 78.9
59 78 76.5 79.5 77.2 75.4 78.7
58 77.8 76.2 79.3 76.9 75.1 78.5
57 77.5 75.9 79.1 76.7 74.8 78.2
56 77.3 75.6 78.9 76.4 74.5 78
55 77 75.3 78.7 76.1 74.2 77.8
54 76.8 75.1 78.5 75.9 73.9 77.6
53 76.6 74.8 78.3 75.6 73.6 77.4
52 76.4 74.6 78.1 75.4 73.3 77.3
51 76.2 74.4 77.9 75.2 73 77.1
50 76 74.2 77.8 75 72.8 76.9
49 75.8 74 77.6 74.8 72.5 76.7
48 75.7 73.8 77.5 74.6 72.3 76.6
47 75.5 73.6 77.4 74.4 72.1 76.5
46 75.3 73.4 77.2 74.2 71.9 76.3
45 75.2 73.2 77.1 74 71.7 76.2
44 75 73.1 77 73.8 71.5 76.1
43 74.9 72.9 76.9 73.7 71.3 75.9
42 74.8 72.8 76.7 73.5 71.1 75.8
41 74.6 72.6 76.6 73.4 70.9 75.7
40 74.5 72.5 76.5 73.3 70.7 75.6
39 74.4 72.3 76.4 73.1 70.6 75.5
38 74.3 72.2 76.3 73 70.4 75.4
37 74.2 72.1 76.3 72.9 70.2 75.3
36 74.1 72 76.2 72.7 70.1 75.2
35 74 71.9 76.1 72.6 69.9 75.1
34 73.9 71.8 76 72.5 69.8 75
33 73.8 71.6 75.9 72.4 69.7 75
32 73.7 71.5 75.9 72.3 69.5 74.9
31 73.6 71.4 75.8 72.2 69.4 74.8
30 73.5 71.3 75.7 72.1 69.3 74.7
29 73.4 71.2 75.7 72 69.2 74.7
28 73.4 71.2 75.6 71.9 69.1 74.6
27 73.3 71.1 75.5 71.8 68.9 74.5
26 73.2 71 75.5 71.7 68.8 74.5
25 73.1 70.9 75.4 71.6 68.7 74.4
24 73.1 70.8 75.3 71.6 68.6 74.3
23 73 70.7 75.3 71.5 68.5 74.3
22 72.9 70.6 75.2 71.4 68.4 74.2
21 72.8 70.5 75.2 71.3 68.3 74.2
20 72.8 70.4 75.1 71.2 68.2 74.1
19 72.7 70.3 75.1 71.2 68.1 74.1
18 72.6 70.3 75 71.1 68 74
17 72.6 70.2 75 71 68 74
16 72.5 70.1 74.9 71 67.9 73.9
15 72.5 70.1 74.9 70.9 67.8 73.9
14 72.5 70.1 74.9 70.9 67.8 73.9
13 72.4 70 74.8 70.9 67.8 73.8
12 72.4 70 74.8 70.8 67.7 73.8
11 72.3 69.9 74.8 70.8 67.7 73.8
10 72.3 69.9 74.8 70.7 67.6 73.7
9 72.3 69.9 74.7 70.7 67.6 73.7
8 72.2 69.8 74.7 70.7 67.5 73.6
7 72.2 69.8 74.6 70.6 67.5 73.6
6 72.1 69.7 74.6 70.5 67.4 73.5
5 72.1 69.7 74.5 70.5 67.4 73.5
4 72 69.6 74.5 70.4 67.3 73.4
3 71.9 69.5 74.3 70.3 67.1 73.3
2 71.7 69.3 74.2 70.1 67 73.1
1 71.5 69 73.9 69.8 66.7 72.9
0 69.6 67 72.2 67.9 64.6 71.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Botswana can expect to live to 73.5 years compared to 72.1 in Malawi, rising to 79.9 and 79.2 at 65, and to 87.2 and 86.5 at 80 — higher than the 69.6 and 67.9 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Botswana and Malawi.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Botswana
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Botswana Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.59% 0.18% 0.98% 0.28% 0.11% 0.45%
99 0.85% 0.28% 1.39% 0.42% 0.17% 0.68%
98 1.2% 0.42% 1.93% 0.63% 0.26% 1%
97 1.65% 0.63% 2.61% 0.91% 0.4% 1.43%
96 2.23% 0.92% 3.47% 1.29% 0.58% 2.01%
95 2.95% 1.3% 4.51% 1.8% 0.84% 2.76%
94 3.83% 1.81% 5.76% 2.44% 1.19% 3.7%
93 4.89% 2.46% 7.23% 3.24% 1.64% 4.85%
92 6.14% 3.27% 8.91% 4.23% 2.22% 6.24%
91 7.59% 4.27% 10.8% 5.39% 2.93% 7.85%
90 9.24% 5.47% 12.9% 6.79% 3.82% 9.75%
89 11.1% 6.87% 15.2% 8.39% 4.88% 11.9%
88 13.1% 8.5% 17.7% 10.2% 6.14% 14.2%
87 15.4% 10.3% 20.3% 12.2% 7.6% 16.8%
86 17.8% 12.4% 23.1% 14.5% 9.26% 19.6%
85 20.3% 14.6% 25.9% 16.9% 11.1% 22.5%
84 22.9% 17% 28.9% 19.5% 13.2% 25.6%
83 25.7% 19.6% 31.8% 22.1% 15.4% 28.7%
82 28.5% 22.3% 34.8% 24.9% 17.8% 31.9%
81 31.4% 25.2% 37.7% 27.7% 20.2% 35%
80 34.2% 28% 40.7% 30.6% 22.8% 38.2%
79 37.2% 30.8% 43.8% 33.5% 25.5% 41.3%
78 40.1% 33.7% 46.8% 36.4% 28.2% 44.4%
77 42.9% 36.5% 49.7% 39.3% 31% 47.4%
76 45.8% 39.3% 52.6% 42.1% 33.7% 50.3%
75 48.5% 42.1% 55.3% 44.9% 36.5% 53.1%
74 51.2% 44.9% 57.9% 47.7% 39.2% 55.8%
73 53.8% 47.6% 60.4% 50.3% 41.9% 58.4%
72 56.3% 50.2% 62.7% 52.9% 44.6% 60.9%
71 58.7% 52.8% 64.9% 55.3% 47.1% 63.2%
70 61% 55.3% 67.1% 57.7% 49.6% 65.4%
69 63.2% 57.6% 69% 59.9% 52% 67.4%
68 65.3% 59.9% 70.9% 62.1% 54.3% 69.4%
67 67.3% 62.1% 72.6% 64.1% 56.5% 71.2%
66 69.1% 64.1% 74.2% 66% 58.7% 72.9%
65 70.9% 66.1% 75.8% 67.8% 60.7% 74.5%
64 72.6% 68% 77.2% 69.5% 62.7% 76%
63 74.1% 69.7% 78.6% 71.1% 64.6% 77.4%
62 75.6% 71.4% 79.8% 72.7% 66.4% 78.7%
61 76.9% 72.9% 81% 74.1% 68.1% 79.9%
60 78.2% 74.4% 82% 75.4% 69.7% 81%
59 79.4% 75.8% 83% 76.6% 71.2% 82%
58 80.4% 77.1% 83.9% 77.8% 72.6% 83%
57 81.5% 78.3% 84.7% 78.9% 74% 83.8%
56 82.4% 79.4% 85.5% 80% 75.2% 84.7%
55 83.3% 80.4% 86.3% 81% 76.5% 85.5%
54 84.2% 81.4% 86.9% 81.9% 77.6% 86.2%
53 84.9% 82.4% 87.6% 82.8% 78.7% 86.9%
52 85.7% 83.3% 88.2% 83.7% 79.8% 87.5%
51 86.4% 84.1% 88.7% 84.5% 80.7% 88.1%
50 87% 84.8% 89.3% 85.2% 81.7% 88.7%
49 87.6% 85.6% 89.7% 85.9% 82.5% 89.2%
48 88.2% 86.2% 90.2% 86.6% 83.3% 89.7%
47 88.7% 86.8% 90.6% 87.2% 84.1% 90.1%
46 89.2% 87.4% 91% 87.7% 84.8% 90.5%
45 89.6% 87.9% 91.4% 88.3% 85.5% 90.9%
44 90% 88.4% 91.7% 88.8% 86.1% 91.3%
43 90.4% 88.9% 92% 89.2% 86.7% 91.6%
42 90.8% 89.4% 92.3% 89.7% 87.3% 92%
41 91.2% 89.8% 92.6% 90.1% 87.8% 92.3%
40 91.5% 90.2% 92.9% 90.5% 88.3% 92.5%
39 91.8% 90.5% 93.1% 90.8% 88.8% 92.8%
38 92.1% 90.9% 93.3% 91.2% 89.3% 93.1%
37 92.4% 91.2% 93.6% 91.5% 89.7% 93.3%
36 92.6% 91.5% 93.8% 91.8% 90.1% 93.5%
35 92.9% 91.8% 94% 92.1% 90.5% 93.7%
34 93.1% 92% 94.1% 92.4% 90.8% 93.9%
33 93.3% 92.3% 94.3% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
32 93.5% 92.5% 94.5% 92.9% 91.5% 94.3%
31 93.7% 92.8% 94.6% 93.1% 91.8% 94.4%
30 93.9% 93% 94.8% 93.3% 92.1% 94.6%
29 94% 93.2% 94.9% 93.5% 92.3% 94.7%
28 94.2% 93.4% 95% 93.7% 92.6% 94.9%
27 94.4% 93.6% 95.1% 93.9% 92.9% 95%
26 94.5% 93.8% 95.3% 94.1% 93.1% 95.1%
25 94.7% 94% 95.4% 94.3% 93.3% 95.2%
24 94.8% 94.2% 95.5% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
23 95% 94.4% 95.6% 94.6% 93.8% 95.5%
22 95.1% 94.6% 95.7% 94.8% 94% 95.6%
21 95.3% 94.7% 95.8% 94.9% 94.2% 95.7%
20 95.4% 94.9% 95.9% 95.1% 94.4% 95.8%
19 95.5% 95% 96% 95.2% 94.6% 95.9%
18 95.6% 95.2% 96% 95.3% 94.7% 96%
17 95.7% 95.3% 96.1% 95.4% 94.9% 96%
16 95.8% 95.4% 96.2% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
15 95.9% 95.5% 96.2% 95.6% 95.1% 96.2%
14 95.9% 95.6% 96.3% 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
13 96% 95.6% 96.3% 95.8% 95.2% 96.3%
12 96% 95.7% 96.4% 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
11 96.1% 95.7% 96.4% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
10 96.1% 95.8% 96.5% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
9 96.2% 95.9% 96.5% 96% 95.5% 96.5%
8 96.3% 95.9% 96.6% 96.1% 95.6% 96.5%
7 96.3% 96% 96.6% 96.1% 95.7% 96.6%
6 96.4% 96.1% 96.7% 96.2% 95.8% 96.7%
5 96.5% 96.2% 96.8% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
4 96.6% 96.3% 96.9% 96.5% 96% 96.9%
3 96.8% 96.5% 97.1% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
2 97% 96.7% 97.3% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
1 97.3% 97.1% 97.6% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 78.2% of newborns in Botswana and 75.4% in Malawi are expected to live past 60, 61% and 57.7% past 70, 34.2% and 30.6% past 80, and only 9.24% and 6.79% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Botswana
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Botswana Malawi
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 31.9% 37.8% 31% 35.9% 38.2% 35.3%
99 30.4% 36.2% 29.4% 34.4% 36.8% 33.8%
98 28.9% 34.5% 27.8% 32.6% 35.1% 31.9%
97 27.4% 32.9% 26.2% 31.2% 33.7% 30.4%
96 25.9% 31.2% 24.7% 29.7% 32.3% 28.8%
95 24.5% 29.6% 23.1% 28.1% 30.8% 27.2%
94 23% 28% 21.7% 26.3% 29.1% 25.4%
93 21.7% 26.4% 20.2% 24.7% 27.5% 23.7%
92 20.4% 24.9% 18.9% 23.3% 26% 22.2%
91 19.1% 23.4% 17.6% 21.6% 24.4% 20.5%
90 17.9% 21.9% 16.3% 20.6% 23.3% 19.5%
89 16.7% 20.5% 15.1% 19% 21.7% 17.8%
88 15.6% 19.1% 14% 17.8% 20.5% 16.6%
87 14.5% 17.8% 12.9% 16.6% 19.2% 15.3%
86 13.5% 16.5% 11.9% 15.4% 18% 14.2%
85 12.5% 15.3% 11% 14.3% 16.7% 13.1%
84 11.6% 14.2% 10.1% 13.3% 15.6% 12%
83 10.7% 13.1% 9.31% 12.1% 14.4% 10.9%
82 9.89% 12.1% 8.55% 11.1% 13.3% 9.93%
81 9.12% 11.2% 7.84% 10.1% 12.1% 8.87%
80 8.39% 10.3% 7.18% 9.44% 11.4% 8.27%
79 7.87% 9.03% 7.11% 8.65% 10.4% 7.55%
78 7.27% 8.39% 6.51% 8.01% 9.69% 6.95%
77 6.65% 7.75% 5.88% 7.31% 8.88% 6.31%
76 6.16% 7.19% 5.4% 6.76% 8.21% 5.8%
75 5.68% 6.67% 4.92% 6.27% 7.59% 5.34%
74 5.24% 6.17% 4.49% 5.75% 6.98% 4.86%
73 4.84% 5.7% 4.09% 5.28% 6.42% 4.43%
72 4.47% 5.27% 3.76% 4.86% 5.92% 4.05%
71 4.08% 4.82% 3.38% 4.4% 5.38% 3.63%
70 3.81% 4.48% 3.16% 4.11% 5.03% 3.39%
69 3.45% 4.1% 2.84% 3.72% 4.59% 3.03%
68 3.18% 3.79% 2.62% 3.43% 4.25% 2.78%
67 2.92% 3.49% 2.4% 3.15% 3.93% 2.54%
66 2.69% 3.21% 2.2% 2.9% 3.64% 2.33%
65 2.5% 2.99% 2.05% 2.7% 3.4% 2.17%
64 2.29% 2.74% 1.87% 2.47% 3.15% 1.97%
63 2.1% 2.53% 1.7% 2.27% 2.92% 1.8%
62 1.93% 2.33% 1.56% 2.09% 2.7% 1.65%
61 1.74% 2.12% 1.4% 1.9% 2.48% 1.49%
60 1.63% 1.98% 1.31% 1.77% 2.32% 1.39%
59 1.47% 1.8% 1.17% 1.62% 2.12% 1.25%
58 1.36% 1.66% 1.08% 1.5% 1.97% 1.15%
57 1.25% 1.53% 0.99% 1.4% 1.83% 1.06%
56 1.16% 1.42% 0.92% 1.31% 1.7% 0.98%
55 1.07% 1.32% 0.85% 1.23% 1.59% 0.91%
54 1% 1.23% 0.79% 1.16% 1.49% 0.85%
53 0.93% 1.14% 0.73% 1.09% 1.39% 0.79%
52 0.87% 1.06% 0.68% 1.02% 1.3% 0.74%
51 0.79% 0.97% 0.62% 0.94% 1.21% 0.67%
50 0.75% 0.91% 0.59% 0.89% 1.14% 0.63%
49 0.68% 0.83% 0.54% 0.82% 1.05% 0.58%
48 0.63% 0.77% 0.5% 0.76% 0.98% 0.54%
47 0.58% 0.71% 0.46% 0.7% 0.91% 0.5%
46 0.54% 0.66% 0.43% 0.65% 0.84% 0.46%
45 0.51% 0.61% 0.4% 0.6% 0.79% 0.43%
44 0.47% 0.57% 0.37% 0.56% 0.74% 0.4%
43 0.44% 0.53% 0.35% 0.52% 0.69% 0.37%
42 0.41% 0.49% 0.33% 0.49% 0.65% 0.35%
41 0.38% 0.46% 0.3% 0.45% 0.6% 0.33%
40 0.36% 0.43% 0.29% 0.43% 0.57% 0.31%
39 0.33% 0.4% 0.26% 0.4% 0.53% 0.29%
38 0.31% 0.38% 0.25% 0.38% 0.5% 0.27%
37 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 0.35% 0.47% 0.25%
36 0.27% 0.33% 0.22% 0.33% 0.44% 0.23%
35 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 0.31% 0.42% 0.22%
34 0.24% 0.29% 0.19% 0.29% 0.39% 0.21%
33 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.28% 0.37% 0.19%
32 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.26% 0.35% 0.18%
31 0.2% 0.25% 0.16% 0.25% 0.33% 0.17%
30 0.2% 0.24% 0.15% 0.24% 0.32% 0.16%
29 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.23% 0.3% 0.15%
28 0.18% 0.22% 0.14% 0.22% 0.29% 0.15%
27 0.17% 0.21% 0.13% 0.21% 0.27% 0.14%
26 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.2% 0.26% 0.13%
25 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.19% 0.25% 0.13%
24 0.16% 0.2% 0.11% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
23 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
22 0.15% 0.19% 0.1% 0.17% 0.23% 0.11%
21 0.14% 0.18% 0.1% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.15% 0.2% 0.1%
19 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
18 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
17 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.11% 0.15% 0.08%
16 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
15 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
12 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
11 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
10 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
9 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
8 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
7 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
6 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
5 0.09% 0.1% 0.09% 0.1% 0.11% 0.09%
4 0.12% 0.13% 0.11% 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
3 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.17% 0.19% 0.16%
2 0.23% 0.24% 0.22% 0.25% 0.27% 0.22%
1 0.38% 0.39% 0.37% 0.39% 0.42% 0.36%
0 2.65% 2.93% 2.37% 2.76% 3.13% 2.38%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/botswana/malawi | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Botswana compared to Malawi, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 2.65% in the birth year in Botswana and 2.76% in Malawi, 0.2% vs 0.24% at age 30, 1.63% vs 1.77% at 60, and 8.39% vs 9.44% at 80.

Death rate by age in Botswana vs Malawi

Botswana
Male

Female
Malawi
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Botswana Malawi
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 125 11.7 229.8 34.7 0.008 71
99 259.3 100.1 410 145.2 62.6 229.1
98 346 146 536 204.3 91.9 318
97 452 207.2 685 283.6 133.3 435
96 577 286.4 855 384 188.4 580
95 721 386 1,044 505 259.5 751
94 883 507 1,248 643 345 939
93 1,061 650 1,463 802 451 1,153
92 1,251 814 1,681 983 576 1,387
91 1,449 997 1,898 1,166 714 1,612
90 1,651 1,196 2,107 1,399 890 1,900
89 1,851 1,407 2,302 1,594 1,061 2,117
88 2,044 1,623 2,478 1,819 1,259 2,365
87 2,225 1,838 2,630 2,026 1,457 2,578
86 2,390 2,047 2,756 2,231 1,664 2,778
85 2,535 2,244 2,854 2,412 1,861 2,944
84 2,656 2,423 2,923 2,577 2,061 3,073
83 2,752 2,580 2,962 2,684 2,217 3,131
82 2,819 2,711 2,973 2,777 2,368 3,168
81 2,860 2,815 2,958 2,788 2,455 3,104
80 2,874 2,890 2,919 2,887 2,601 3,158
79 2,925 2,784 3,112 2,894 2,661 3,115
78 2,914 2,825 3,046 2,915 2,734 3,085
77 2,857 2,825 2,925 2,869 2,749 2,989
76 2,818 2,828 2,838 2,847 2,770 2,916
75 2,755 2,807 2,720 2,815 2,769 2,834
74 2,684 2,769 2,601 2,739 2,737 2,711
73 2,602 2,715 2,471 2,655 2,691 2,586
72 2,520 2,649 2,357 2,572 2,639 2,467
71 2,396 2,546 2,197 2,433 2,537 2,293
70 2,326 2,478 2,116 2,371 2,494 2,214
69 2,183 2,366 1,958 2,226 2,386 2,040
68 2,075 2,271 1,857 2,127 2,309 1,930
67 1,961 2,164 1,740 2,016 2,222 1,808
66 1,856 2,059 1,635 1,912 2,137 1,699
65 1,776 1,974 1,556 1,828 2,067 1,615
64 1,661 1,865 1,441 1,716 1,973 1,499
63 1,555 1,763 1,337 1,612 1,883 1,395
62 1,458 1,664 1,244 1,516 1,794 1,300
61 1,342 1,548 1,132 1,405 1,687 1,188
60 1,272 1,472 1,072 1,338 1,616 1,125
59 1,168 1,365 972 1,239 1,510 1,025
58 1,093 1,282 906 1,171 1,430 958
57 1,016 1,198 837 1,102 1,350 887
56 955 1,128 785 1,048 1,282 833
55 895 1,060 732 996 1,219 778
54 842 998 687 949 1,157 731
53 789 936 641 900 1,096 684
52 742 880 604 855 1,040 645
51 684 815 553 798 975 592
50 649 770 526 759 929 563
49 597 711 481 702 865 517
48 557 662 448 655 813 482
47 516 614 414 609 762 446
46 482 573 387 568 716 416
45 454 538 364 533 677 392
44 422 500 339 496 634 365
43 396 468 319 465 598 343
42 374 442 302 438 566 324
41 346 410 278.1 408 530 299.9
40 329 390 265.3 388 506 285.2
39 307 364 246.1 363 474 265.1
38 288.9 343 231.8 343 449 249.3
37 269.9 322 215.5 322 423 232
36 254.6 304 203.4 304 399 218.8
35 240.4 287.7 191.4 288.1 378 205.9
34 226.1 271.4 179.2 271.5 356 192.6
33 213.8 257.4 169 257 337 181.7
32 203 245.3 159.8 244.2 320 171.7
31 191.2 232.3 149.3 230.4 302 160.6
30 184.7 224.6 144.2 222 290.7 154.7
29 175.8 215 136.1 210.9 276.4 146.2
28 169 207.6 129.9 201.9 265 139.1
27 162.5 201.1 123.8 193.4 254.5 132.5
26 157.1 195.8 118.2 185.6 245.1 126.3
25 152.4 191.4 112.9 178.7 237.2 120.4
24 148.1 187.3 108.6 172.2 229 115.6
23 143.5 182.8 103.9 165.6 221 110.5
22 138.6 177.3 99.5 158.7 211.8 105.8
21 132.9 170 95.2 151 201 101.2
20 126.6 161.2 91.5 143.1 189.1 97.4
19 118.8 150.4 86.6 133.8 175.4 92.3
18 109.6 137.6 81.2 123.3 160.2 86.6
17 96.9 118.7 74.7 108.6 137.6 79.6
16 85 101.5 68.2 94.9 117 72.7
15 73.2 85.3 60.8 82 98.8 65.2
14 63.9 73.5 54.1 71.7 85 58.4
13 57.3 64.9 49.4 64.5 75.3 53.7
12 53.3 60.1 46.3 60.4 70.1 50.6
11 51.5 58 45 59 68.1 49.8
10 51.8 58 45.6 59.7 68.2 51.1
9 54.1 60.3 47.9 62.8 71.3 54.1
8 58.7 64.9 52.4 68.3 77.3 59.2
7 65.9 72.1 59.6 76.3 85.7 66.7
6 75.4 81.2 69.5 85.9 95.4 76.4
5 89.7 95.1 84.1 100.2 110 90.4
4 115.5 121.6 109.2 126.8 139.2 114.2
3 157.2 165.1 149 168.3 184.6 151.7
2 225.3 234.4 215.9 237.5 258.9 215.8
1 366 376 356 379 404 353
0 2,652 2,927 2,372 2,759 3,129 2,385

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/botswana/malawi | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Botswana, the most common age of death is 79, compared to 78 in Malawi. The median age of death is 74.4 in Botswana and 73.1 in Malawi, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Botswana and Malawi more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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