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Life Expectancy in Botswana vs Nigeria (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 69.6 years in Botswana vs 55 in Nigeria. Botswana is ranked 141/197 by life expectancy, and Nigeria is 197/197. In Botswana, the life expectancy is 67 years for males and 72.2 years for females. In Nigeria, it's 54.6 years for males and 55.3 years for females.

Botswana vs Nigeria life expectancy at birth by year chart

Botswana
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 46.2 44.2 48 35.5 33.6 37.5
1951 46.6 44.6 48.4 35.7 33.8 37.7
1952 47 45.1 48.9 35.9 34 37.9
1953 47.5 45.6 49.3 36 34.1 38.1
1954 48 46 49.8 36.2 34.3 38.3
1955 48.5 46.5 50.3 36.3 34.3 38.5
1956 49 47.1 50.8 36.5 34.5 38.6
1957 49.5 47.6 51.4 36.6 34.6 38.8
1958 50.1 48.1 51.9 36.8 34.8 39
1959 50.7 48.7 52.5 37 35 39.2
1960 51.2 49.2 53.1 37.2 35.2 39.3
1961 51.8 49.7 53.7 37.4 35.4 39.6
1962 52.3 50.2 54.2 37.6 35.6 39.7
1963 52.8 50.7 54.8 37.8 35.8 39.9
1964 53.4 51.2 55.4 38 35.9 40.1
1965 53.9 51.6 55.9 38.2 36.2 40.4
1966 54.4 52 56.5 38.4 36.4 40.5
1967 54.9 52.5 57 37.5 35.1 40.1
1968 55.4 52.9 57.5 38.6 36.4 41
1969 55.9 53.4 58.1 38.9 36.8 41.3
1970 56.4 53.9 58.6 40 38.4 41.7
1971 57.1 54.5 59.2 40.6 39 42.3
1972 57.7 55.1 59.9 41.3 39.5 43.1
1973 58.3 55.7 60.5 41.8 40 43.7
1974 58.9 56.3 61.2 42.5 40.6 44.5
1975 59.5 57 61.8 43.1 41 45.2
1976 60.2 57.6 62.6 44.2 42.7 45.7
1977 60.9 58.3 63.3 44.8 43.4 46.3
1978 61.5 58.9 63.9 45.3 43.8 46.9
1979 62 59.4 64.5 45.7 44.2 47.3
1980 62.5 59.9 65.1 46 44.3 47.6
1981 63 60.3 65.6 46.3 44.6 48
1982 63.4 60.7 66.1 46.4 44.7 48.2
1983 63.6 60.8 66.4 46.4 44.8 48.1
1984 63.7 60.8 66.6 46.3 44.7 48
1985 63.6 60.6 66.7 46.2 44.6 47.9
1986 63.4 60.3 66.5 46 44.5 47.5
1987 62.8 59.6 66.1 45.9 44.5 47.4
1988 61.7 58.4 65.1 45.8 44.4 47.3
1989 61.2 57.8 64.7 45.8 44.4 47.3
1990 60.1 56.7 63.7 45.7 44.4 47.1
1991 58.9 55.5 62.5 45.5 44.1 47
1992 58.2 55.2 61.3 45.6 44.2 47
1993 57.3 54.7 60 45.8 44.2 47.4
1994 56 53.3 58.7 45.7 44.2 47.3
1995 54.7 51.9 57.7 45.9 44.4 47.4
1996 54.3 52 56.7 45.8 44.4 47.3
1997 53.6 51.5 55.7 46 44.7 47.2
1998 53 51 55 46.1 45.1 47.2
1999 52.5 50.7 54.3 46.6 45.7 47.5
2000 52.3 50.5 54 47.1 46.3 48
2001 52.2 50.5 54 47.5 46.9 48.2
2002 52.4 50.6 54.2 48 47.5 48.5
2003 52.9 51 54.7 48.6 48.2 49.1
2004 53.6 51.8 55.4 49.1 48.8 49.5
2005 54.4 52.5 56.3 49.5 49 50.1
2006 55.1 53.5 56.7 49.9 49.3 50.4
2007 56.7 55 58.4 50.4 49.8 50.9
2008 57.7 55.9 59.4 50.7 50.3 51.2
2009 58.3 56.1 60.5 51.1 50.6 51.6
2010 59.1 56.8 61.5 51.3 50.9 51.8
2011 59.7 57.5 61.9 51.5 51.1 51.9
2012 60.4 58.3 62.4 51.7 51.3 52
2013 61.2 59.2 63.2 51.8 51.5 52.2
2014 62.2 60.2 64.1 51.9 51.6 52.3
2015 63.2 61.2 65.2 51.9 51.6 52.2
2016 64.3 62.2 66.4 52.2 51.9 52.4
2017 65.4 63.2 67.6 52.4 52.1 52.6
2018 66.4 64.1 68.7 52.7 52.4 52.9
2019 67.2 64.8 69.6 53 52.8 53.2
2020 67.6 65 70.4 53.1 52.7 53.4
2021 63.3 61.2 65.5 53.5 53.2 53.7
2022 68.7 66.3 71.2 54.1 53.8 54.4
2023 69.2 66.7 71.7 54.5 54.2 54.7
2024 69.3 66.8 71.9 54.6 54.3 54.9
2025 69.4 66.9 72 54.8 54.5 55.1
2026 69.6 67 72.2 55 54.6 55.3

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 life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these 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 54.9 in Nigeria. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 10.8 healthy years in Botswana and 14 in Nigeria.

Botswana vs Nigeria life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in Botswana and Nigeria, also providing 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 37.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.5 vs 67.2 years

Median expected age of death:
75.6 vs 70.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Botswana Nigeria
Male Female Male Female
40 96.9% 98.0% 93.0% 92.6%
50 91.2% 94.2% 83.9% 83.9%
60 80.0% 86.6% 70.5% 71.9%
65 71.1% 80.0% 61.0% 63.0%
70 59.4% 70.8% 49.2% 51.4%
75 45.3% 58.4% 35.2% 37.2%
80 30.2% 42.9% 20.8% 22.5%
85 15.7% 27.4% 9.2% 10.2%
90 5.9% 13.6% 2.5% 3.2%
95 1.4% 4.8% 0.3% 0.5%
100 0.2% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in Botswana vs Nigeria: 73.5 years vs 67.2 at 30, 79.9 vs 77.2 at 65, 87.2 vs 85.2 at 80 — significantly higher than the 69.6 vs 55 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in Botswana and Nigeria.

Botswana
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Botswana Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 69.6 67 72.2 55 54.6 55.3
1 71.5 69 73.9 58.9 58.8 58.9
2 71.7 69.3 74.2 59.4 59.5 59.4
3 71.9 69.5 74.3 60 60 59.9
4 72 69.6 74.5 60.5 60.5 60.4
5 72.1 69.7 74.5 61 61 60.9
6 72.1 69.7 74.6 61.4 61.4 61.4
7 72.2 69.8 74.6 61.9 61.8 61.9
8 72.2 69.8 74.7 62.2 62.1 62.4
9 72.3 69.9 74.7 62.5 62.4 62.7
10 72.3 69.9 74.8 62.8 62.6 63
11 72.3 69.9 74.8 63 62.8 63.3
12 72.4 70 74.8 63.2 62.9 63.5
13 72.4 70 74.8 63.4 63.1 63.7
14 72.5 70.1 74.9 63.5 63.3 63.8
15 72.5 70.1 74.9 63.7 63.4 64
16 72.5 70.1 74.9 63.9 63.6 64.2
17 72.6 70.2 75 64.1 63.8 64.4
18 72.6 70.3 75 64.3 63.9 64.6
19 72.7 70.3 75.1 64.5 64.2 64.9
20 72.8 70.4 75.1 64.7 64.4 65.1
21 72.8 70.5 75.2 65 64.6 65.3
22 72.9 70.6 75.2 65.2 64.9 65.5
23 73 70.7 75.3 65.5 65.2 65.8
24 73.1 70.8 75.3 65.7 65.4 66
25 73.1 70.9 75.4 66 65.7 66.2
26 73.2 71 75.5 66.2 65.9 66.5
27 73.3 71.1 75.5 66.5 66.2 66.7
28 73.4 71.2 75.6 66.7 66.4 67
29 73.4 71.2 75.7 67 66.7 67.2
30 73.5 71.3 75.7 67.2 66.9 67.5
31 73.6 71.4 75.8 67.5 67.2 67.7
32 73.7 71.5 75.9 67.7 67.4 68
33 73.8 71.6 75.9 68 67.7 68.2
34 73.9 71.8 76 68.2 67.9 68.5
35 74 71.9 76.1 68.4 68.1 68.8
36 74.1 72 76.2 68.7 68.4 69
37 74.2 72.1 76.3 68.9 68.6 69.3
38 74.3 72.2 76.3 69.2 68.8 69.5
39 74.4 72.3 76.4 69.4 69.1 69.8
40 74.5 72.5 76.5 69.7 69.3 70.1
41 74.6 72.6 76.6 70 69.6 70.3
42 74.8 72.8 76.7 70.2 69.8 70.6
43 74.9 72.9 76.9 70.5 70.1 70.9
44 75 73.1 77 70.7 70.3 71.1
45 75.2 73.2 77.1 71 70.6 71.4
46 75.3 73.4 77.2 71.3 70.9 71.6
47 75.5 73.6 77.4 71.5 71.1 71.9
48 75.7 73.8 77.5 71.8 71.4 72.1
49 75.8 74 77.6 72 71.7 72.4
50 76 74.2 77.8 72.3 71.9 72.7
51 76.2 74.4 77.9 72.6 72.2 72.9
52 76.4 74.6 78.1 72.9 72.5 73.2
53 76.6 74.8 78.3 73.1 72.8 73.4
54 76.8 75.1 78.5 73.4 73.1 73.7
55 77 75.3 78.7 73.7 73.5 74
56 77.3 75.6 78.9 74 73.8 74.3
57 77.5 75.9 79.1 74.4 74.1 74.6
58 77.8 76.2 79.3 74.7 74.4 74.9
59 78 76.5 79.5 75 74.8 75.2
60 78.3 76.8 79.7 75.3 75.1 75.5
61 78.6 77.1 80 75.7 75.5 75.9
62 78.9 77.4 80.3 76 75.8 76.2
63 79.2 77.8 80.5 76.4 76.2 76.6
64 79.6 78.2 80.8 76.8 76.6 77
65 79.9 78.6 81.2 77.2 77 77.4
66 80.3 79 81.5 77.6 77.5 77.8
67 80.7 79.4 81.8 78.1 77.9 78.2
68 81.1 79.8 82.2 78.5 78.4 78.6
69 81.5 80.2 82.5 79 78.8 79.1
70 81.9 80.7 82.9 79.4 79.3 79.6
71 82.4 81.2 83.3 79.9 79.8 80.1
72 82.8 81.7 83.7 80.5 80.3 80.6
73 83.3 82.2 84.2 81 80.9 81.1
74 83.8 82.7 84.6 81.6 81.4 81.7
75 84.3 83.3 85.1 82.1 82 82.2
76 84.9 83.8 85.6 82.7 82.6 82.8
77 85.4 84.4 86.1 83.3 83.2 83.4
78 86 84.9 86.7 83.9 83.8 84.1
79 86.6 85.5 87.2 84.6 84.5 84.7
80 87.2 86.1 87.8 85.2 85.1 85.4
81 87.8 86.8 88.4 85.9 85.8 86
82 88.4 87.5 89 86.6 86.5 86.7
83 89.1 88.1 89.6 87.3 87.2 87.5
84 89.7 88.8 90.2 88.1 87.9 88.2
85 90.4 89.6 90.9 88.8 88.7 88.9
86 91.1 90.3 91.5 89.6 89.4 89.7
87 91.8 91 92.2 90.3 90.2 90.5
88 92.6 91.8 92.9 91.1 91 91.3
89 93.3 92.6 93.6 91.9 91.8 92
90 94.1 93.4 94.3 92.7 92.6 92.9
91 94.9 94.2 95.1 93.6 93.4 93.7
92 95.6 95 95.8 94.4 94.3 94.5
93 96.4 95.9 96.6 95.3 95.2 95.4
94 97.3 96.7 97.4 96.2 96 96.3
95 98.1 97.6 98.2 97.1 96.9 97.2
96 98.9 98.4 99 98 97.8 98.1
97 99.8 99.3 99.9 98.9 98.8 99
98 100.6 100.2 100.7 99.8 99.7 99.9
99 101.5 101.1 101.6 100.7 100.6 100.8
100 102.4 102 102.5 101.6 101.6 101.7

Odds of living to age in Botswana vs Nigeria

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 78.2% in Botswana and 56% in Nigeria are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 61% and 39.6% will live to 70 years or older, 34.2% and 17.1% to 80+ years, and 9.24% and 2.24% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

Botswana
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
Botswana Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 97.3% 97.1% 97.6% 93.3% 92.8% 93.9%
2 97% 96.7% 97.3% 92.4% 91.8% 93.1%
3 96.8% 96.5% 97.1% 91.6% 90.9% 92.3%
4 96.6% 96.3% 96.9% 90.7% 90% 91.4%
5 96.5% 96.2% 96.8% 89.9% 89.3% 90.6%
6 96.4% 96.1% 96.7% 89.2% 88.6% 89.7%
7 96.3% 96% 96.6% 88.5% 88.1% 89%
8 96.3% 95.9% 96.6% 87.9% 87.6% 88.3%
9 96.2% 95.9% 96.5% 87.4% 87.1% 87.7%
10 96.1% 95.8% 96.5% 87% 86.8% 87.2%
11 96.1% 95.7% 96.4% 86.6% 86.4% 86.8%
12 96% 95.7% 96.4% 86.3% 86.2% 86.4%
13 96% 95.6% 96.3% 86% 85.9% 86.1%
14 95.9% 95.6% 96.3% 85.7% 85.6% 85.8%
15 95.9% 95.5% 96.2% 85.4% 85.4% 85.5%
16 95.8% 95.4% 96.2% 85.1% 85.1% 85.2%
17 95.7% 95.3% 96.1% 84.8% 84.7% 84.8%
18 95.6% 95.2% 96% 84.4% 84.4% 84.4%
19 95.5% 95% 96% 84% 84% 84%
20 95.4% 94.9% 95.9% 83.6% 83.6% 83.6%
21 95.3% 94.7% 95.8% 83.1% 83.1% 83.1%
22 95.1% 94.6% 95.7% 82.7% 82.6% 82.7%
23 95% 94.4% 95.6% 82.2% 82.1% 82.3%
24 94.8% 94.2% 95.5% 81.7% 81.6% 81.8%
25 94.7% 94% 95.4% 81.2% 81.1% 81.4%
26 94.5% 93.8% 95.3% 80.7% 80.5% 80.9%
27 94.4% 93.6% 95.1% 80.2% 80% 80.4%
28 94.2% 93.4% 95% 79.7% 79.5% 79.9%
29 94% 93.2% 94.9% 79.2% 79% 79.4%
30 93.9% 93% 94.8% 78.7% 78.5% 78.9%
31 93.7% 92.8% 94.6% 78.1% 78% 78.3%
32 93.5% 92.5% 94.5% 77.6% 77.5% 77.8%
33 93.3% 92.3% 94.3% 77.1% 76.9% 77.2%
34 93.1% 92% 94.1% 76.5% 76.4% 76.6%
35 92.9% 91.8% 94% 76% 75.8% 76.1%
36 92.6% 91.5% 93.8% 75.4% 75.3% 75.5%
37 92.4% 91.2% 93.6% 74.8% 74.7% 74.9%
38 92.1% 90.9% 93.3% 74.2% 74.2% 74.3%
39 91.8% 90.5% 93.1% 73.6% 73.6% 73.6%
40 91.5% 90.2% 92.9% 73% 73% 73%
41 91.2% 89.8% 92.6% 72.4% 72.4% 72.3%
42 90.8% 89.4% 92.3% 71.7% 71.7% 71.7%
43 90.4% 88.9% 92% 71% 71.1% 71%
44 90% 88.4% 91.7% 70.4% 70.4% 70.3%
45 89.6% 87.9% 91.4% 69.7% 69.7% 69.7%
46 89.2% 87.4% 91% 69% 69% 69%
47 88.7% 86.8% 90.6% 68.3% 68.2% 68.3%
48 88.2% 86.2% 90.2% 67.5% 67.5% 67.6%
49 87.6% 85.6% 89.7% 66.8% 66.7% 66.9%
50 87% 84.8% 89.3% 66% 65.8% 66.2%
51 86.4% 84.1% 88.7% 65.2% 65% 65.4%
52 85.7% 83.3% 88.2% 64.3% 64.1% 64.6%
53 84.9% 82.4% 87.6% 63.4% 63.1% 63.7%
54 84.2% 81.4% 86.9% 62.5% 62.1% 62.9%
55 83.3% 80.4% 86.3% 61.5% 61.1% 62%
56 82.4% 79.4% 85.5% 60.5% 60% 61%
57 81.5% 78.3% 84.7% 59.5% 58.9% 60%
58 80.4% 77.1% 83.9% 58.4% 57.8% 59%
59 79.4% 75.8% 83% 57.2% 56.6% 57.9%
60 78.2% 74.4% 82% 56% 55.3% 56.7%
61 76.9% 72.9% 81% 54.7% 54% 55.5%
62 75.6% 71.4% 79.8% 53.4% 52.6% 54.1%
63 74.1% 69.7% 78.6% 51.9% 51.1% 52.8%
64 72.6% 68% 77.2% 50.4% 49.5% 51.3%
65 70.9% 66.1% 75.8% 48.8% 47.9% 49.7%
66 69.1% 64.1% 74.2% 47.1% 46.2% 48%
67 67.3% 62.1% 72.6% 45.4% 44.4% 46.3%
68 65.3% 59.9% 70.9% 43.5% 42.6% 44.5%
69 63.2% 57.6% 69% 41.6% 40.7% 42.5%
70 61% 55.3% 67.1% 39.6% 38.6% 40.5%
71 58.7% 52.8% 64.9% 37.5% 36.6% 38.4%
72 56.3% 50.2% 62.7% 35.3% 34.4% 36.2%
73 53.8% 47.6% 60.4% 33.1% 32.2% 33.9%
74 51.2% 44.9% 57.9% 30.8% 29.9% 31.6%
75 48.5% 42.1% 55.3% 28.5% 27.6% 29.3%
76 45.8% 39.3% 52.6% 26.2% 25.3% 27%
77 42.9% 36.5% 49.7% 23.8% 23% 24.6%
78 40.1% 33.7% 46.8% 21.5% 20.8% 22.3%
79 37.2% 30.8% 43.8% 19.3% 18.5% 20%
80 34.2% 28% 40.7% 17.1% 16.4% 17.7%
81 31.4% 25.2% 37.7% 14.9% 14.3% 15.5%
82 28.5% 22.3% 34.8% 12.9% 12.3% 13.5%
83 25.7% 19.6% 31.8% 11% 10.4% 11.5%
84 22.9% 17% 28.9% 9.22% 8.73% 9.7%
85 20.3% 14.6% 25.9% 7.63% 7.19% 8.07%
86 17.8% 12.4% 23.1% 6.22% 5.81% 6.62%
87 15.4% 10.3% 20.3% 4.98% 4.61% 5.34%
88 13.1% 8.5% 17.7% 3.91% 3.58% 4.23%
89 11.1% 6.87% 15.2% 3% 2.71% 3.28%
90 9.24% 5.47% 12.9% 2.24% 1.99% 2.49%
91 7.59% 4.27% 10.8% 1.63% 1.42% 1.84%
92 6.14% 3.27% 8.91% 1.16% 0.98% 1.33%
93 4.89% 2.46% 7.23% 0.8% 0.66% 0.93%
94 3.83% 1.81% 5.76% 0.54% 0.43% 0.64%
95 2.95% 1.3% 4.51% 0.35% 0.27% 0.42%
96 2.23% 0.92% 3.47% 0.22% 0.17% 0.28%
97 1.65% 0.63% 2.61% 0.14% 0.1% 0.18%
98 1.2% 0.42% 1.93% 0.08% 0.06% 0.11%
99 0.85% 0.28% 1.39% 0.05% 0.03% 0.07%
100 0.59% 0.18% 0.98% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04%

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Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 2.65% in the birth year in Botswana and 6.69% in Nigeria, 0.2% vs 0.67% at age 30, 1.63% vs 2.29% at 60, and 8.39% vs 12.5% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in Botswana compared to Nigeria at any given age.

Botswana
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
Botswana Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 2.65% 2.93% 2.37% 6.69% 7.24% 6.13%
1 0.38% 0.39% 0.37% 0.96% 1.08% 0.84%
2 0.23% 0.24% 0.22% 0.93% 0.99% 0.88%
3 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.91% 0.9% 0.91%
4 0.12% 0.13% 0.11% 0.88% 0.82% 0.93%
5 0.09% 0.1% 0.09% 0.83% 0.74% 0.92%
6 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.76% 0.65% 0.87%
7 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.67% 0.57% 0.78%
8 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.58% 0.49% 0.67%
9 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.49% 0.42% 0.56%
10 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.42% 0.37% 0.47%
11 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.37% 0.33% 0.4%
12 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.34% 0.31% 0.37%
13 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.33% 0.31% 0.35%
14 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.34% 0.32% 0.36%
15 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.36% 0.34% 0.39%
16 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.4% 0.38% 0.42%
17 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.44% 0.42% 0.46%
18 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.48% 0.47% 0.49%
19 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51%
20 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.54% 0.56% 0.52%
21 0.14% 0.18% 0.1% 0.56% 0.59% 0.53%
22 0.15% 0.19% 0.1% 0.58% 0.62% 0.53%
23 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.59% 0.63% 0.54%
24 0.16% 0.2% 0.11% 0.6% 0.64% 0.56%
25 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.61% 0.64% 0.58%
26 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.62% 0.64% 0.6%
27 0.17% 0.21% 0.13% 0.63% 0.64% 0.63%
28 0.18% 0.22% 0.14% 0.64% 0.64% 0.65%
29 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.66% 0.65% 0.67%
30 0.2% 0.24% 0.15% 0.67% 0.66% 0.69%
31 0.2% 0.25% 0.16% 0.69% 0.67% 0.7%
32 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.7% 0.68% 0.72%
33 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.71% 0.7% 0.73%
34 0.24% 0.29% 0.19% 0.73% 0.71% 0.75%
35 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 0.75% 0.72% 0.77%
36 0.27% 0.33% 0.22% 0.77% 0.74% 0.8%
37 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 0.79% 0.76% 0.82%
38 0.31% 0.38% 0.25% 0.82% 0.79% 0.85%
39 0.33% 0.4% 0.26% 0.85% 0.82% 0.87%
40 0.36% 0.43% 0.29% 0.88% 0.85% 0.9%
41 0.38% 0.46% 0.3% 0.9% 0.89% 0.92%
42 0.41% 0.49% 0.33% 0.93% 0.93% 0.93%
43 0.44% 0.53% 0.35% 0.95% 0.96% 0.95%
44 0.47% 0.57% 0.37% 0.98% 0.99% 0.96%
45 0.51% 0.61% 0.4% 1% 1.03% 0.97%
46 0.54% 0.66% 0.43% 1.03% 1.07% 0.99%
47 0.58% 0.71% 0.46% 1.07% 1.11% 1.02%
48 0.63% 0.77% 0.5% 1.11% 1.17% 1.05%
49 0.68% 0.83% 0.54% 1.17% 1.25% 1.1%
50 0.75% 0.91% 0.59% 1.24% 1.33% 1.16%
51 0.79% 0.97% 0.62% 1.32% 1.41% 1.23%
52 0.87% 1.06% 0.68% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3%
53 0.93% 1.14% 0.73% 1.48% 1.58% 1.37%
54 1% 1.23% 0.79% 1.56% 1.66% 1.45%
55 1.07% 1.32% 0.85% 1.64% 1.74% 1.54%
56 1.16% 1.42% 0.92% 1.73% 1.83% 1.63%
57 1.25% 1.53% 0.99% 1.84% 1.94% 1.74%
58 1.36% 1.66% 1.08% 1.97% 2.07% 1.87%
59 1.47% 1.8% 1.17% 2.12% 2.22% 2.01%
60 1.63% 1.98% 1.31% 2.29% 2.4% 2.18%
61 1.74% 2.12% 1.4% 2.49% 2.6% 2.37%
62 1.93% 2.33% 1.56% 2.7% 2.82% 2.58%
63 2.1% 2.53% 1.7% 2.93% 3.05% 2.81%
64 2.29% 2.74% 1.87% 3.18% 3.3% 3.06%
65 2.5% 2.99% 2.05% 3.44% 3.56% 3.33%
66 2.69% 3.21% 2.2% 3.73% 3.84% 3.63%
67 2.92% 3.49% 2.4% 4.06% 4.16% 3.97%
68 3.18% 3.79% 2.62% 4.43% 4.52% 4.34%
69 3.45% 4.1% 2.84% 4.84% 4.93% 4.76%
70 3.81% 4.48% 3.16% 5.3% 5.39% 5.22%
71 4.08% 4.82% 3.38% 5.8% 5.9% 5.71%
72 4.47% 5.27% 3.76% 6.33% 6.45% 6.23%
73 4.84% 5.7% 4.09% 6.9% 7.03% 6.78%
74 5.24% 6.17% 4.49% 7.5% 7.66% 7.37%
75 5.68% 6.67% 4.92% 8.15% 8.33% 8%
76 6.16% 7.19% 5.4% 8.86% 9.06% 8.69%
77 6.65% 7.75% 5.88% 9.65% 9.86% 9.47%
78 7.27% 8.39% 6.51% 10.5% 10.7% 10.3%
79 7.87% 9.03% 7.11% 11.5% 11.7% 11.3%
80 8.39% 10.3% 7.18% 12.5% 12.8% 12.3%
81 9.12% 11.2% 7.84% 13.7% 13.9% 13.4%
82 9.89% 12.1% 8.55% 14.8% 15.1% 14.5%
83 10.7% 13.1% 9.31% 16% 16.3% 15.7%
84 11.6% 14.2% 10.1% 17.2% 17.7% 16.8%
85 12.5% 15.3% 11% 18.5% 19.1% 18%
86 13.5% 16.5% 11.9% 19.9% 20.7% 19.3%
87 14.5% 17.8% 12.9% 21.5% 22.4% 20.8%
88 15.6% 19.1% 14% 23.3% 24.3% 22.4%
89 16.7% 20.5% 15.1% 25.2% 26.4% 24.2%
90 17.9% 21.9% 16.3% 27.2% 28.6% 26.1%
91 19.1% 23.4% 17.6% 29.2% 30.8% 28%
92 20.4% 24.9% 18.9% 31.1% 32.9% 29.8%
93 21.7% 26.4% 20.2% 32.9% 34.9% 31.6%
94 23% 28% 21.7% 34.6% 36.9% 33.2%
95 24.5% 29.6% 23.1% 36.3% 38.7% 34.9%
96 25.9% 31.2% 24.7% 37.9% 40.5% 36.5%
97 27.4% 32.9% 26.2% 39.6% 42.4% 38.2%
98 28.9% 34.5% 27.8% 41.3% 44.2% 39.9%
99 30.4% 36.2% 29.4% 43% 46% 41.7%
100 31.9% 37.8% 31% 44.7% 47.8% 43.4%

Death rate by age in Botswana compared to Nigeria

In Botswana, the most common age of death is 79, compared to 0 in Nigeria. The median age of death is 74.4 in Botswana and 64.3 in Nigeria — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

Botswana
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Age Death rate
Botswana Nigeria
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 2,652 2,927 2,372 6,691 7,237 6,132
1 366 376 356 895 1,000 785
2 225.3 234.4 215.9 862 907 815
3 157.2 165.1 149 832 822 842
4 115.5 121.6 109.2 795 740 852
5 89.7 95.1 84.1 744 658 834
6 75.4 81.2 69.5 676 577 779
7 65.9 72.1 59.6 593 498 691
8 58.7 64.9 52.4 506 427 588
9 54.1 60.3 47.9 425 366 487
10 51.8 58 45.6 361 319 406
11 51.5 58 45 317 287 349
12 53.3 60.1 46.3 292.3 269.1 316
13 57.3 64.9 49.4 284.9 264.9 306
14 63.9 73.5 54.1 292.2 272.9 312
15 73.2 85.3 60.8 312 291.9 332
16 85 101.5 68.2 340 320 360
17 96.9 118.7 74.7 371 354 389
18 109.6 137.6 81.2 402 393 412
19 118.8 150.4 86.6 429 431 427
20 126.6 161.2 91.5 451 466 435
21 132.9 170 95.2 466 494 438
22 138.6 177.3 99.5 477 512 441
23 143.5 182.8 103.9 484 520 447
24 148.1 187.3 108.6 490 522 457
25 152.4 191.4 112.9 495 518 471
26 157.1 195.8 118.2 501 513 487
27 162.5 201.1 123.8 507 510 504
28 169 207.6 129.9 514 509 519
29 175.8 215 136.1 521 511 531
30 184.7 224.6 144.2 529 516 541
31 191.2 232.3 149.3 536 523 550
32 203 245.3 159.8 543 529 558
33 213.8 257.4 169 551 535 567
34 226.1 271.4 179.2 559 541 577
35 240.4 287.7 191.4 568 548 588
36 254.6 304 203.4 578 557 600
37 269.9 322 215.5 591 569 614
38 288.9 343 231.8 606 584 628
39 307 364 246.1 622 603 642
40 329 390 265.3 639 624 654
41 346 410 278.1 654 645 663
42 374 442 302 667 664 669
43 396 468 319 677 682 672
44 422 500 339 686 698 674
45 454 538 364 696 715 676
46 482 573 387 709 735 682
47 516 614 414 727 760 694
48 557 662 448 753 792 712
49 597 711 481 784 830 737
50 649 770 526 821 873 768
51 684 815 553 860 917 803
52 742 880 604 899 958 839
53 789 936 641 936 996 876
54 842 998 687 972 1,030 913
55 895 1,060 732 1,008 1,062 952
56 955 1,128 785 1,047 1,098 995
57 1,016 1,198 837 1,093 1,141 1,044
58 1,093 1,282 906 1,147 1,194 1,100
59 1,168 1,365 972 1,211 1,256 1,165
60 1,272 1,472 1,072 1,283 1,328 1,237
61 1,342 1,548 1,132 1,360 1,405 1,316
62 1,458 1,664 1,244 1,440 1,483 1,398
63 1,555 1,763 1,337 1,521 1,560 1,483
64 1,661 1,865 1,441 1,600 1,633 1,569
65 1,776 1,974 1,556 1,679 1,704 1,656
66 1,856 2,059 1,635 1,759 1,775 1,745
67 1,961 2,164 1,740 1,842 1,849 1,837
68 2,075 2,271 1,857 1,928 1,926 1,931
69 2,183 2,366 1,958 2,014 2,006 2,024
70 2,326 2,478 2,116 2,098 2,084 2,113
71 2,396 2,546 2,197 2,174 2,157 2,192
72 2,520 2,649 2,357 2,236 2,218 2,256
73 2,602 2,715 2,471 2,282 2,263 2,303
74 2,684 2,769 2,601 2,310 2,291 2,331
75 2,755 2,807 2,720 2,321 2,301 2,344
76 2,818 2,828 2,838 2,318 2,294 2,344
77 2,857 2,825 2,925 2,300 2,271 2,331
78 2,914 2,825 3,046 2,268 2,232 2,304
79 2,925 2,784 3,112 2,216 2,172 2,258
80 2,874 2,890 2,919 2,140 2,091 2,187
81 2,860 2,815 2,958 2,036 1,984 2,087
82 2,819 2,711 2,973 1,906 1,855 1,956
83 2,752 2,580 2,962 1,753 1,705 1,800
84 2,656 2,423 2,923 1,586 1,542 1,629
85 2,535 2,244 2,854 1,413 1,373 1,452
86 2,390 2,047 2,756 1,240 1,202 1,277
87 2,225 1,838 2,630 1,072 1,034 1,109
88 2,044 1,623 2,478 910 871 948
89 1,851 1,407 2,302 755 715 794
90 1,651 1,196 2,107 610 569 649
91 1,449 997 1,898 477 438 515
92 1,251 814 1,681 360 324 395
93 1,061 650 1,463 262.7 230.7 293.7
94 883 507 1,248 185.4 158.4 211.6
95 721 386 1,044 127 105 148.2
96 577 286.4 855 84.6 67.4 101
97 452 207.2 685 54.8 41.8 67.1
98 346 146 536 34.5 25.2 43.4
99 259.3 100.1 410 21.1 14.6 27.2
100 125 11.7 229.8 0 0 0

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about Botswana and Nigeria demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

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