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Life Expectancy in Botswana vs North Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 69.6 years in Botswana vs 74 in North Korea. Botswana is ranked 141/197 by life expectancy, and North Korea is 104/197. In Botswana, the life expectancy is 67 years for males and 72.2 years for females. In North Korea, it's 71.8 years for males and 76.2 years for females.

Botswana vs North Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Botswana
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 69.6 67 72.2 74 71.8 76.2
2025 69.4 66.9 72 73.9 71.7 76
2024 69.3 66.8 71.9 73.7 71.6 75.9
2023 69.2 66.7 71.7 73.6 71.5 75.7
2022 68.7 66.3 71.2 73.6 71.5 75.7
2021 63.3 61.2 65.5 73.4 71.3 75.5
2020 67.6 65 70.4 72.8 69.9 75.7
2019 67.2 64.8 69.6 72.9 69.9 75.9
2018 66.4 64.1 68.7 73 70.3 75.6
2017 65.4 63.2 67.6 73 70.4 75.5
2016 64.3 62.2 66.4 73 70.5 75.2
2015 63.2 61.2 65.2 72.8 70.4 75
2014 62.2 60.2 64.1 72.5 70 74.7
2013 61.2 59.2 63.2 71.9 69.2 74.3
2012 60.4 58.3 62.4 71.3 68.5 73.9
2011 59.7 57.5 61.9 70.8 67.7 73.6
2010 59.1 56.8 61.5 70.2 67 73.3
2009 58.3 56.1 60.5 69.7 66.2 73
2008 57.7 55.9 59.4 69.3 65.6 72.8
2007 56.7 55 58.4 69 65.2 72.6
2006 55.1 53.5 56.7 69.1 65.2 72.7
2005 54.4 52.5 56.3 69.2 65.3 72.8
2004 53.6 51.8 55.4 69.3 65.4 72.9
2003 52.9 51 54.7 69.4 65.5 72.9
2002 52.4 50.6 54.2 60.9 57.6 63.9
2001 52.2 50.5 54 60.9 57.6 63.9
2000 52.3 50.5 54 60.9 57.6 63.9
1999 52.5 50.7 54.3 60.9 57.6 63.9
1998 53 51 55 60.9 57.6 63.8
1997 53.6 51.5 55.7 60.9 57.5 63.8
1996 54.3 52 56.7 60.8 57.5 63.7
1995 54.7 51.9 57.7 60.8 57.4 63.6
1994 56 53.3 58.7 70.5 66.5 73.7
1993 57.3 54.7 60 70.8 67 73.8
1992 58.2 55.2 61.3 71 67.5 73.8
1991 58.9 55.5 62.5 70.7 67.6 73.3
1990 60.1 56.7 63.7 70.5 67.4 73
1989 61.2 57.8 64.7 70.3 67.2 72.8
1988 61.7 58.4 65.1 70.1 67 72.5
1987 62.8 59.6 66.1 69.8 66.7 72.2
1986 63.4 60.3 66.5 69.5 66.6 71.9
1985 63.6 60.6 66.7 69.2 66.3 71.6
1984 63.7 60.8 66.6 68.9 66 71.2
1983 63.6 60.8 66.4 68.5 65.6 70.8
1982 63.4 60.7 66.1 68.1 65.2 70.3
1981 63 60.3 65.6 67.7 64.8 69.9
1980 62.5 59.9 65.1 67.2 64.4 69.4
1979 62 59.4 64.5 66.7 64 68.9
1978 61.5 58.9 63.9 66.3 63.6 68.4
1977 60.9 58.3 63.3 65.8 63.1 67.9
1976 60.2 57.6 62.6 65.3 62.7 67.4
1975 59.5 57 61.8 64.8 62.2 66.9
1974 58.9 56.3 61.2 64.3 61.8 66.3
1973 58.3 55.7 60.5 63.8 61.3 65.8
1972 57.7 55.1 59.9 63.3 60.8 65.2
1971 57.1 54.5 59.2 62.7 60.2 64.6
1970 56.4 53.9 58.6 62 59.6 63.9
1969 55.9 53.4 58.1 61.4 59 63.3
1968 55.4 52.9 57.5 60.8 58.4 62.6
1967 54.9 52.5 57 60.1 57.7 61.9
1966 54.4 52 56.5 59.4 57.1 61.3
1965 53.9 51.6 55.9 58.8 56.5 60.6
1964 53.4 51.2 55.4 58.2 55.9 60
1963 52.8 50.7 54.8 57.6 55.3 59.4
1962 52.3 50.2 54.2 57 54.8 58.8
1961 51.8 49.7 53.7 56.4 54.2 58.2
1960 51.2 49.2 53.1 55.8 53.6 57.6
1959 50.7 48.7 52.5 55.2 53 56.9
1958 50.1 48.1 51.9 54.5 52.3 56.2
1957 49.5 47.6 51.4 53.7 51.5 55.5
1956 49 47.1 50.8 52.8 50.6 54.6
1955 48.5 46.5 50.3 51.8 49.6 53.6
1954 48 46 49.8 50.6 48.5 52.5
1953 47.5 45.6 49.3 40.3 34.5 45.4
1952 47 45.1 48.9 32.8 26.3 39.6
1951 46.6 44.6 48.4 17.7 13.7 25.3
1950 46.2 44.2 48 14.2 11.4 21.1

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 64.7 in North Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 10.8 healthy years in Botswana and 14.9 in North Korea.

Botswana vs North Korea 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 North Korea, 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 46.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.5 vs 76.6 years

Median expected age of death:
75.6 vs 79.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Botswana North Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 96.9% 98.0% 97.7% 98.6%
50 91.2% 94.2% 94.1% 96.3%
60 80.0% 86.6% 86.9% 91.5%
65 71.1% 80.0% 80.7% 87.2%
70 59.4% 70.8% 71.2% 80.5%
75 45.3% 58.4% 57.7% 69.7%
80 30.2% 42.9% 39.9% 53.2%
85 15.7% 27.4% 21.2% 32.3%
90 5.9% 13.6% 7.7% 13.9%
95 1.4% 4.8% 1.7% 3.6%
100 0.2% 1.0% 0.2% 0.5%

Life expectancy by current age

Botswana
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Botswana North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.4 102 102.5 101.9 101.8 102
99 101.5 101.1 101.6 101 100.9 101
98 100.6 100.2 100.7 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.8 99.3 99.9 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.9 98.4 99 98.4 98.2 98.4
95 98.1 97.6 98.2 97.5 97.3 97.6
94 97.3 96.7 97.4 96.7 96.5 96.7
93 96.4 95.9 96.6 95.9 95.6 95.9
92 95.6 95 95.8 95.1 94.8 95.1
91 94.9 94.2 95.1 94.3 94 94.3
90 94.1 93.4 94.3 93.5 93.2 93.6
89 93.3 92.6 93.6 92.7 92.4 92.8
88 92.6 91.8 92.9 92 91.6 92.1
87 91.8 91 92.2 91.2 90.9 91.4
86 91.1 90.3 91.5 90.5 90.2 90.7
85 90.4 89.6 90.9 89.9 89.4 90
84 89.7 88.8 90.2 89.2 88.7 89.4
83 89.1 88.1 89.6 88.5 88.1 88.8
82 88.4 87.5 89 87.9 87.4 88.2
81 87.8 86.8 88.4 87.3 86.8 87.6
80 87.2 86.1 87.8 86.8 86.2 87.1
79 86.6 85.5 87.2 86.2 85.6 86.6
78 86 84.9 86.7 85.7 85 86.1
77 85.4 84.4 86.1 85.2 84.5 85.7
76 84.9 83.8 85.6 84.8 84 85.2
75 84.3 83.3 85.1 84.3 83.5 84.8
74 83.8 82.7 84.6 83.9 83.1 84.5
73 83.3 82.2 84.2 83.5 82.6 84.1
72 82.8 81.7 83.7 83.1 82.2 83.8
71 82.4 81.2 83.3 82.8 81.8 83.5
70 81.9 80.7 82.9 82.5 81.5 83.2
69 81.5 80.2 82.5 82.1 81.1 83
68 81.1 79.8 82.2 81.8 80.8 82.7
67 80.7 79.4 81.8 81.6 80.4 82.5
66 80.3 79 81.5 81.3 80.1 82.2
65 79.9 78.6 81.2 81 79.8 82
64 79.6 78.2 80.8 80.8 79.5 81.8
63 79.2 77.8 80.5 80.6 79.3 81.6
62 78.9 77.4 80.3 80.3 79 81.4
61 78.6 77.1 80 80.1 78.8 81.3
60 78.3 76.8 79.7 79.9 78.6 81.1
59 78 76.5 79.5 79.8 78.4 81
58 77.8 76.2 79.3 79.6 78.2 80.8
57 77.5 75.9 79.1 79.4 78 80.7
56 77.3 75.6 78.9 79.3 77.8 80.6
55 77 75.3 78.7 79.1 77.7 80.4
54 76.8 75.1 78.5 79 77.5 80.3
53 76.6 74.8 78.3 78.8 77.3 80.2
52 76.4 74.6 78.1 78.7 77.1 80.1
51 76.2 74.4 77.9 78.5 77 80
50 76 74.2 77.8 78.4 76.8 79.9
49 75.8 74 77.6 78.3 76.7 79.8
48 75.7 73.8 77.5 78.2 76.6 79.7
47 75.5 73.6 77.4 78.1 76.5 79.6
46 75.3 73.4 77.2 78 76.3 79.5
45 75.2 73.2 77.1 77.9 76.2 79.4
44 75 73.1 77 77.8 76.1 79.3
43 74.9 72.9 76.9 77.7 76 79.3
42 74.8 72.8 76.7 77.6 75.9 79.2
41 74.6 72.6 76.6 77.5 75.8 79.1
40 74.5 72.5 76.5 77.4 75.7 79
39 74.4 72.3 76.4 77.3 75.6 79
38 74.3 72.2 76.3 77.2 75.5 78.9
37 74.2 72.1 76.3 77.2 75.4 78.8
36 74.1 72 76.2 77.1 75.3 78.8
35 74 71.9 76.1 77 75.2 78.7
34 73.9 71.8 76 76.9 75.1 78.7
33 73.8 71.6 75.9 76.9 75 78.6
32 73.7 71.5 75.9 76.8 74.9 78.5
31 73.6 71.4 75.8 76.7 74.8 78.5
30 73.5 71.3 75.7 76.6 74.7 78.4
29 73.4 71.2 75.7 76.5 74.6 78.4
28 73.4 71.2 75.6 76.5 74.6 78.3
27 73.3 71.1 75.5 76.4 74.5 78.2
26 73.2 71 75.5 76.3 74.4 78.2
25 73.1 70.9 75.4 76.2 74.3 78.1
24 73.1 70.8 75.3 76.2 74.2 78.1
23 73 70.7 75.3 76.1 74.1 78
22 72.9 70.6 75.2 76 74 78
21 72.8 70.5 75.2 75.9 73.9 77.9
20 72.8 70.4 75.1 75.8 73.8 77.9
19 72.7 70.3 75.1 75.8 73.7 77.8
18 72.6 70.3 75 75.7 73.6 77.8
17 72.6 70.2 75 75.7 73.6 77.7
16 72.5 70.1 74.9 75.6 73.5 77.7
15 72.5 70.1 74.9 75.6 73.4 77.6
14 72.5 70.1 74.9 75.5 73.4 77.6
13 72.4 70 74.8 75.5 73.4 77.6
12 72.4 70 74.8 75.5 73.3 77.6
11 72.3 69.9 74.8 75.4 73.3 77.5
10 72.3 69.9 74.8 75.4 73.3 77.5
9 72.3 69.9 74.7 75.4 73.2 77.5
8 72.2 69.8 74.7 75.3 73.2 77.4
7 72.2 69.8 74.6 75.3 73.1 77.4
6 72.1 69.7 74.6 75.2 73.1 77.4
5 72.1 69.7 74.5 75.2 73 77.3
4 72 69.6 74.5 75.1 72.9 77.3
3 71.9 69.5 74.3 75.1 72.9 77.2
2 71.7 69.3 74.2 75 72.8 77.2
1 71.5 69 73.9 74.9 72.8 77.1
0 69.6 67 72.2 74 71.8 76.2

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 76.6 in North Korea, rising to 79.9 and 81 at 65, and to 87.2 and 86.8 at 80 — higher than the 69.6 and 74 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Botswana
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Botswana North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.59% 0.18% 0.98% 0.35% 0.16% 0.47%
99 0.85% 0.28% 1.39% 0.55% 0.27% 0.75%
98 1.2% 0.42% 1.93% 0.86% 0.44% 1.15%
97 1.65% 0.63% 2.61% 1.29% 0.7% 1.72%
96 2.23% 0.92% 3.47% 1.88% 1.07% 2.49%
95 2.95% 1.3% 4.51% 2.67% 1.58% 3.51%
94 3.83% 1.81% 5.76% 3.69% 2.26% 4.82%
93 4.89% 2.46% 7.23% 4.98% 3.15% 6.45%
92 6.14% 3.27% 8.91% 6.55% 4.28% 8.42%
91 7.59% 4.27% 10.8% 8.43% 5.68% 10.7%
90 9.24% 5.47% 12.9% 10.6% 7.37% 13.4%
89 11.1% 6.87% 15.2% 13.2% 9.36% 16.4%
88 13.1% 8.5% 17.7% 16% 11.7% 19.8%
87 15.4% 10.3% 20.3% 19.1% 14.2% 23.4%
86 17.8% 12.4% 23.1% 22.4% 17.1% 27.2%
85 20.3% 14.6% 25.9% 26% 20.2% 31.2%
84 22.9% 17% 28.9% 29.6% 23.5% 35.3%
83 25.7% 19.6% 31.8% 33.4% 27% 39.4%
82 28.5% 22.3% 34.8% 37.2% 30.6% 43.5%
81 31.4% 25.2% 37.7% 41% 34.3% 47.6%
80 34.2% 28% 40.7% 44.8% 38% 51.4%
79 37.2% 30.8% 43.8% 48.4% 41.6% 55.1%
78 40.1% 33.7% 46.8% 51.8% 45.1% 58.5%
77 42.9% 36.5% 49.7% 55.1% 48.5% 61.7%
76 45.8% 39.3% 52.6% 58.2% 51.8% 64.7%
75 48.5% 42.1% 55.3% 61.1% 54.9% 67.4%
74 51.2% 44.9% 57.9% 63.8% 57.8% 69.9%
73 53.8% 47.6% 60.4% 66.3% 60.6% 72.2%
72 56.3% 50.2% 62.7% 68.6% 63.1% 74.2%
71 58.7% 52.8% 64.9% 70.8% 65.5% 76.1%
70 61% 55.3% 67.1% 72.7% 67.8% 77.8%
69 63.2% 57.6% 69% 74.5% 69.8% 79.3%
68 65.3% 59.9% 70.9% 76.2% 71.7% 80.7%
67 67.3% 62.1% 72.6% 77.7% 73.6% 82%
66 69.1% 64.1% 74.2% 79.1% 75.2% 83.2%
65 70.9% 66.1% 75.8% 80.4% 76.8% 84.2%
64 72.6% 68% 77.2% 81.7% 78.2% 85.2%
63 74.1% 69.7% 78.6% 82.8% 79.5% 86.2%
62 75.6% 71.4% 79.8% 83.8% 80.7% 87%
61 76.9% 72.9% 81% 84.7% 81.7% 87.7%
60 78.2% 74.4% 82% 85.5% 82.7% 88.4%
59 79.4% 75.8% 83% 86.2% 83.6% 89%
58 80.4% 77.1% 83.9% 86.9% 84.4% 89.6%
57 81.5% 78.3% 84.7% 87.6% 85.1% 90.1%
56 82.4% 79.4% 85.5% 88.2% 85.8% 90.6%
55 83.3% 80.4% 86.3% 88.8% 86.6% 91.1%
54 84.2% 81.4% 86.9% 89.3% 87.2% 91.5%
53 84.9% 82.4% 87.6% 89.9% 87.9% 91.9%
52 85.7% 83.3% 88.2% 90.4% 88.5% 92.3%
51 86.4% 84.1% 88.7% 90.8% 89% 92.7%
50 87% 84.8% 89.3% 91.2% 89.5% 93%
49 87.6% 85.6% 89.7% 91.6% 90% 93.3%
48 88.2% 86.2% 90.2% 91.9% 90.4% 93.6%
47 88.7% 86.8% 90.6% 92.3% 90.8% 93.8%
46 89.2% 87.4% 91% 92.6% 91.1% 94.1%
45 89.6% 87.9% 91.4% 92.8% 91.4% 94.3%
44 90% 88.4% 91.7% 93.1% 91.8% 94.5%
43 90.4% 88.9% 92% 93.4% 92.1% 94.7%
42 90.8% 89.4% 92.3% 93.6% 92.4% 94.9%
41 91.2% 89.8% 92.6% 93.9% 92.7% 95.1%
40 91.5% 90.2% 92.9% 94.1% 92.9% 95.3%
39 91.8% 90.5% 93.1% 94.3% 93.2% 95.5%
38 92.1% 90.9% 93.3% 94.5% 93.4% 95.6%
37 92.4% 91.2% 93.6% 94.7% 93.7% 95.7%
36 92.6% 91.5% 93.8% 94.9% 93.9% 95.9%
35 92.9% 91.8% 94% 95% 94.1% 96%
34 93.1% 92% 94.1% 95.2% 94.3% 96.1%
33 93.3% 92.3% 94.3% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
32 93.5% 92.5% 94.5% 95.5% 94.7% 96.4%
31 93.7% 92.8% 94.6% 95.7% 94.9% 96.5%
30 93.9% 93% 94.8% 95.9% 95.2% 96.6%
29 94% 93.2% 94.9% 96% 95.3% 96.7%
28 94.2% 93.4% 95% 96.2% 95.5% 96.9%
27 94.4% 93.6% 95.1% 96.3% 95.7% 97%
26 94.5% 93.8% 95.3% 96.5% 95.9% 97.1%
25 94.7% 94% 95.4% 96.6% 96.1% 97.2%
24 94.8% 94.2% 95.5% 96.8% 96.3% 97.3%
23 95% 94.4% 95.6% 96.9% 96.5% 97.4%
22 95.1% 94.6% 95.7% 97.1% 96.7% 97.5%
21 95.3% 94.7% 95.8% 97.2% 96.8% 97.6%
20 95.4% 94.9% 95.9% 97.3% 97% 97.7%
19 95.5% 95% 96% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
18 95.6% 95.2% 96% 97.6% 97.3% 97.8%
17 95.7% 95.3% 96.1% 97.7% 97.4% 97.9%
16 95.8% 95.4% 96.2% 97.7% 97.5% 98%
15 95.9% 95.5% 96.2% 97.8% 97.6% 98%
14 95.9% 95.6% 96.3% 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
13 96% 95.6% 96.3% 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
12 96% 95.7% 96.4% 98% 97.8% 98.1%
11 96.1% 95.7% 96.4% 98% 97.9% 98.2%
10 96.1% 95.8% 96.5% 98.1% 97.9% 98.2%
9 96.2% 95.9% 96.5% 98.1% 98% 98.3%
8 96.3% 95.9% 96.6% 98.2% 98.1% 98.3%
7 96.3% 96% 96.6% 98.2% 98.1% 98.4%
6 96.4% 96.1% 96.7% 98.3% 98.2% 98.4%
5 96.5% 96.2% 96.8% 98.4% 98.3% 98.5%
4 96.6% 96.3% 96.9% 98.5% 98.4% 98.6%
3 96.8% 96.5% 97.1% 98.5% 98.5% 98.6%
2 97% 96.7% 97.3% 98.6% 98.6% 98.7%
1 97.3% 97.1% 97.6% 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%

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 85.5% in North Korea are expected to live past 60, 61% and 72.7% past 70, 34.2% and 44.8% past 80, and only 9.24% and 10.6% 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
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Botswana North Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 31.9% 37.8% 31% 39.3% 42% 39%
99 30.4% 36.2% 29.4% 37.3% 40% 37%
98 28.9% 34.5% 27.8% 35.4% 38.3% 35%
97 27.4% 32.9% 26.2% 33.5% 36.4% 33%
96 25.9% 31.2% 24.7% 31.5% 34.5% 31%
95 24.5% 29.6% 23.1% 29.6% 32.4% 29.1%
94 23% 28% 21.7% 27.7% 30.3% 27.1%
93 21.7% 26.4% 20.2% 25.8% 28.2% 25.2%
92 20.4% 24.9% 18.9% 24% 26.4% 23.4%
91 19.1% 23.4% 17.6% 22.3% 24.6% 21.6%
90 17.9% 21.9% 16.3% 20.7% 22.9% 20%
89 16.7% 20.5% 15.1% 19.2% 21.3% 18.4%
88 15.6% 19.1% 14% 17.7% 19.7% 16.9%
87 14.5% 17.8% 12.9% 16.2% 18.2% 15.4%
86 13.5% 16.5% 11.9% 14.9% 16.7% 14.1%
85 12.5% 15.3% 11% 13.6% 15.4% 12.8%
84 11.6% 14.2% 10.1% 12.4% 14.1% 11.6%
83 10.7% 13.1% 9.31% 11.3% 12.9% 10.4%
82 9.89% 12.1% 8.55% 10.3% 11.8% 9.42%
81 9.12% 11.2% 7.84% 9.31% 10.7% 8.45%
80 8.39% 10.3% 7.18% 8.35% 9.7% 7.51%
79 7.87% 9.03% 7.11% 7.45% 8.7% 6.63%
78 7.27% 8.39% 6.51% 6.65% 7.81% 5.86%
77 6.65% 7.75% 5.88% 5.94% 7.02% 5.19%
76 6.16% 7.19% 5.4% 5.31% 6.3% 4.58%
75 5.68% 6.67% 4.92% 4.74% 5.65% 4.04%
74 5.24% 6.17% 4.49% 4.24% 5.07% 3.58%
73 4.84% 5.7% 4.09% 3.79% 4.55% 3.16%
72 4.47% 5.27% 3.76% 3.38% 4.08% 2.79%
71 4.08% 4.82% 3.38% 3.01% 3.66% 2.46%
70 3.81% 4.48% 3.16% 2.69% 3.28% 2.17%
69 3.45% 4.1% 2.84% 2.4% 2.95% 1.92%
68 3.18% 3.79% 2.62% 2.18% 2.69% 1.72%
67 2.92% 3.49% 2.4% 1.99% 2.46% 1.56%
66 2.69% 3.21% 2.2% 1.81% 2.23% 1.42%
65 2.5% 2.99% 2.05% 1.64% 2.02% 1.29%
64 2.29% 2.74% 1.87% 1.49% 1.82% 1.18%
63 2.1% 2.53% 1.7% 1.34% 1.63% 1.07%
62 1.93% 2.33% 1.56% 1.2% 1.45% 0.96%
61 1.74% 2.12% 1.4% 1.07% 1.29% 0.86%
60 1.63% 1.98% 1.31% 0.96% 1.15% 0.77%
59 1.47% 1.8% 1.17% 0.86% 1.04% 0.69%
58 1.36% 1.66% 1.08% 0.79% 0.95% 0.63%
57 1.25% 1.53% 0.99% 0.73% 0.89% 0.58%
56 1.16% 1.42% 0.92% 0.69% 0.85% 0.54%
55 1.07% 1.32% 0.85% 0.66% 0.81% 0.51%
54 1% 1.23% 0.79% 0.63% 0.78% 0.48%
53 0.93% 1.14% 0.73% 0.59% 0.74% 0.45%
52 0.87% 1.06% 0.68% 0.55% 0.68% 0.42%
51 0.79% 0.97% 0.62% 0.5% 0.62% 0.38%
50 0.75% 0.91% 0.59% 0.45% 0.56% 0.35%
49 0.68% 0.83% 0.54% 0.41% 0.5% 0.32%
48 0.63% 0.77% 0.5% 0.37% 0.45% 0.29%
47 0.58% 0.71% 0.46% 0.34% 0.41% 0.27%
46 0.54% 0.66% 0.43% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
45 0.51% 0.61% 0.4% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
44 0.47% 0.57% 0.37% 0.29% 0.35% 0.23%
43 0.44% 0.53% 0.35% 0.28% 0.34% 0.22%
42 0.41% 0.49% 0.33% 0.27% 0.32% 0.21%
41 0.38% 0.46% 0.3% 0.25% 0.31% 0.2%
40 0.36% 0.43% 0.29% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
39 0.33% 0.4% 0.26% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
38 0.31% 0.38% 0.25% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
37 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 0.2% 0.25% 0.15%
36 0.27% 0.33% 0.22% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
35 0.26% 0.31% 0.2% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
34 0.24% 0.29% 0.19% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
33 0.23% 0.28% 0.18% 0.18% 0.22% 0.13%
32 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
31 0.2% 0.25% 0.16% 0.17% 0.22% 0.13%
30 0.2% 0.24% 0.15% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
29 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.17% 0.21% 0.12%
28 0.18% 0.22% 0.14% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
27 0.17% 0.21% 0.13% 0.16% 0.2% 0.12%
26 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.16% 0.2% 0.11%
25 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
24 0.16% 0.2% 0.11% 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
23 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
22 0.15% 0.19% 0.1% 0.15% 0.19% 0.1%
21 0.14% 0.18% 0.1% 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
20 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
19 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.13% 0.16% 0.09%
18 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
17 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
16 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
15 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
14 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
13 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
12 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
10 0.05% 0.06% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
9 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
8 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
7 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
6 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
5 0.09% 0.1% 0.09% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
4 0.12% 0.13% 0.11% 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
3 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
2 0.23% 0.24% 0.22% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%
1 0.38% 0.39% 0.37% 0.09% 0.08% 0.1%
0 2.65% 2.93% 2.37% 1.28% 1.37% 1.19%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/botswana/north-korea | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.65% in the birth year in Botswana and 1.28% in North Korea, 0.2% vs 0.17% at age 30, 1.63% vs 0.96% at 60, and 8.39% vs 8.35% at 80.

Death rate by age in Botswana vs North Korea

Botswana
Male

Female
North Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Botswana North Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 125 11.7 229.8 27.9 0 50.8
99 259.3 100.1 410 206.6 109.9 276.7
98 346 146 536 303 170.2 403
97 452 207.2 685 431 254.9 567
96 577 286.4 855 593 368 773
95 721 386 1,044 790 511 1,021
94 883 507 1,248 1,022 685 1,308
93 1,061 650 1,463 1,285 890 1,627
92 1,251 814 1,681 1,574 1,129 1,969
91 1,449 997 1,898 1,883 1,398 2,325
90 1,651 1,196 2,107 2,203 1,688 2,682
89 1,851 1,407 2,302 2,521 1,991 3,027
88 2,044 1,623 2,478 2,825 2,296 3,343
87 2,225 1,838 2,630 3,101 2,589 3,616
86 2,390 2,047 2,756 3,339 2,862 3,835
85 2,535 2,244 2,854 3,531 3,104 3,992
84 2,656 2,423 2,923 3,672 3,307 4,083
83 2,752 2,580 2,962 3,768 3,474 4,116
82 2,819 2,711 2,973 3,826 3,610 4,102
81 2,860 2,815 2,958 3,819 3,684 4,017
80 2,874 2,890 2,919 3,741 3,684 3,860
79 2,925 2,784 3,112 3,605 3,618 3,650
78 2,914 2,825 3,046 3,446 3,523 3,427
77 2,857 2,825 2,925 3,273 3,406 3,199
76 2,818 2,828 2,838 3,088 3,262 2,962
75 2,755 2,807 2,720 2,896 3,099 2,725
74 2,684 2,769 2,601 2,704 2,932 2,498
73 2,602 2,715 2,471 2,510 2,756 2,279
72 2,520 2,649 2,357 2,318 2,577 2,069
71 2,396 2,546 2,197 2,133 2,399 1,873
70 2,326 2,478 2,116 1,955 2,223 1,689
69 2,183 2,366 1,958 1,790 2,058 1,522
68 2,075 2,271 1,857 1,657 1,927 1,389
67 1,961 2,164 1,740 1,544 1,809 1,278
66 1,856 2,059 1,635 1,429 1,681 1,177
65 1,776 1,974 1,556 1,320 1,552 1,086
64 1,661 1,865 1,441 1,214 1,425 1,003
63 1,555 1,763 1,337 1,108 1,296 919
62 1,458 1,664 1,244 1,004 1,170 836
61 1,342 1,548 1,132 907 1,055 755
60 1,272 1,472 1,072 819 953 681
59 1,168 1,365 972 744 869 616
58 1,093 1,282 906 685 805 562
57 1,016 1,198 837 642 759 521
56 955 1,128 785 609 726 489
55 895 1,060 732 584 702 463
54 842 998 687 561 677 440
53 789 936 641 533 646 415
52 742 880 604 498 605 387
51 684 815 553 458 555 357
50 649 770 526 415 501 325
49 597 711 481 375 450 296.5
48 557 662 448 341 407 272.2
47 516 614 414 315 373 253.7
46 482 573 387 296.1 350 240.1
45 454 538 364 283 334 230.1
44 422 500 339 272.8 322 221.6
43 396 468 319 263 311 212.6
42 374 442 302 251.7 299.4 201.7
41 346 410 278.1 238.5 285.9 188.8
40 329 390 265.3 223.9 270.8 174.8
39 307 364 246.1 209.5 255.8 161.1
38 288.9 343 231.8 196.7 242.2 149
37 269.9 322 215.5 186.5 231.3 139.5
36 254.6 304 203.4 179.1 223.4 132.6
35 240.4 287.7 191.4 174.2 218.1 128.2
34 226.1 271.4 179.2 171.1 214.5 125.5
33 213.8 257.4 169 168.9 211.7 124
32 203 245.3 159.8 167 208.9 123
31 191.2 232.3 149.3 164.8 205.5 122
30 184.7 224.6 144.2 162.2 201.7 120.6
29 175.8 215 136.1 159.1 197.5 118.7
28 169 207.6 129.9 155.8 193.5 116.1
27 162.5 201.1 123.8 152.8 190.4 113.2
26 157.1 195.8 118.2 150.1 188.3 109.9
25 152.4 191.4 112.9 147.9 187.2 106.5
24 148.1 187.3 108.6 145.8 186.4 103
23 143.5 182.8 103.9 143.8 185.7 99.7
22 138.6 177.3 99.5 141.3 183.9 96.4
21 132.9 170 95.2 137.5 179.7 93
20 126.6 161.2 91.5 131.4 171.8 88.9
19 118.8 150.4 86.6 122.1 158.6 83.6
18 109.6 137.6 81.2 109.8 140.8 77.1
17 96.9 118.7 74.7 95.6 120.3 69.6
16 85 101.5 68.2 81.3 99.8 61.8
15 73.2 85.3 60.8 68.7 82.2 54.4
14 63.9 73.5 54.1 58.8 68.8 48.2
13 57.3 64.9 49.4 52.2 60.3 43.6
12 53.3 60.1 46.3 48.7 56.2 40.8
11 51.5 58 45 48.1 56 39.8
10 51.8 58 45.6 50.2 59.5 40.4
9 54.1 60.3 47.9 54.2 65.3 42.4
8 58.7 64.9 52.4 59.2 72 45.6
7 65.9 72.1 59.6 64.5 78.2 50
6 75.4 81.2 69.5 69.7 83.3 55.3
5 89.7 95.1 84.1 74.4 86.5 61.5
4 115.5 121.6 109.2 77.9 86.8 68.5
3 157.2 165.1 149 80.4 84.3 76.3
2 225.3 234.4 215.9 83.2 81.1 85.3
1 366 376 356 87.6 79 96.8
0 2,652 2,927 2,372 1,281 1,366 1,190

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/botswana/north-korea | 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 82 in North Korea. The median age of death is 74.4 in Botswana and 78.5 in North Korea, 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 North Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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